Israel Electric Validates Earthing Measurements
With Today's Increases in System Voltages and Power Plant Ratings, more attention is being given to the safety of operational personnel in substations....
AMSC to Supply Electrical Systems for All Inox Wind Turbines
American Superconductor Corp.'s (www.amsc.com) wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary has licensed its proprietary 2-MW doubly fed induction wind turbine...
New Substations to Strengthen Northern Indian Region's Transmission Grid
India's Power Transmission Corp. of Uttarakhand Ltd has ordered three substations to strengthen the northern Indian region's transmission grid and help deliver clean hydropower to communities in the area. ...
Penelec Equipment Damaged by Gunfire
Three vandalism incidents - each involving electrical equipment damaged with gunshots - caused more than 5,500 Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) customers in the Clearfield area to experience power interruptions late Friday into Saturday....
California Regulators Approve SCE Proposal to Create Nation's Largest Solar Panel Installation
A plan proposed by Southern California Edison (SCE) for the largest U.S. installation of advanced solar panels on otherwise unused large commercial rooftops across Southern California was approved today by the California Public Utilities Commission....
FERC Accepts SPP Funding Proposal to Integrate Wind Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took action last week to expand the availability of wind resources in the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) region by approving a wind transmission cost allocation proposal designed to reduce barriers to integrating wind power into the region....
Transmission Line, Substation Planned to Bring Reliable Power to Columbia Valley in Canada
BC Transmission Corp. has identified a plan that will ensure safe and reliable electricity to the rapidly growing upper Columbia Valley region in British Columbia. ...
Duke Energy Tests Solar Panels and New Smart Grid Technology in Charlotte
An array of 213 solar panels will soon provide electricity to homes served by Duke Energy's McAlpine Creek substation in south Charlotte - all part of an effort to implement new smart grid technology. ...
FERC, Washington sign MOU for Hydrokinetic Energy Projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the State of Washington have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate their review of renewable energy projects in Washington state waters that use emerging hydrokinetic technologies....
Electric Utilities Rise to Meet Solar Call-to-Action
As financial markets deteriorated in October 2008, Solar Electric Power Association Executive Director Julia Hamm challenged the solar and utility industries to deploy solar power on a massive scale despite new economic barriers. ...
Solar Storage Anyone?
Spain Happens to have the Best Conditions in Europe for Solar Energy. With high insolent radiation and a dry climate, it is no surprise that this country...
ABB Secures Contract for U.S. Solar Power Project
ABB has secured its first Solar Thermal Power Project in North America with eSolar (www.esolar.com), producer of scalable solar thermal power plants,...
AMSC to Provide ACCIONA Energy with New Wind Turbine Ride-Through Solution
American Superconductor Corp. (www.amsc.com) has received an order worth more than $10 million from ACCIONA Energy, a division of ACCIONA SA, for its...
Powerco Commissions Automatic Backfeed Restoration Scheme
Powerco (New Plymouth, New Zealand) has commissioned its Pohangina Apiti automatic backfeed restoration scheme using the NOJA Power (Queensland, Australia)...
Megawatts of Solar
Southern California Edison is Leading California's Charge to meet the nation's most ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) targets: 20% by 2010...
Con Edison Invests $1.5 Billion for Summer '09
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. is investing approximately $1.5 billion this year to upgrade and reinforce its electric delivery system, including upgrading multiple transformers, and replacing and installing approximately 2,000 miles of electrical cable -- more than enough cable to extend from New York City to Denver. ...
Mexico Adding Substations for Power Capacity and Reliability
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $140 million from the Mexican national power utility for substations and SVC (Static Var Compensator) solutions to help expand power capacity, extend the transmission and distribution network, and improve grid reliability. ...
Computer-Controlled Hybrid System Manages Power from Vertical Axis Wind Turbines, Solar Panels and Batteries
WePOWER LLC has introduced the first hybrid power system combining wind energy, solar power and batteries. ...
Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for New York Power Grid
On May 15, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved energy storage-based market rules for the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) power grid. The favorable ruling by FERC is the second such decision in the last five months, following its December 2008 approval of an energy storage-specific tariff for the Midwest ISO. ...
Global Energy Storage Market to Reach $4.1 Billion in 10 Years
With the growth of renewable energy around the world, the need for utilities to capture and store electricity for later use is becoming increasingly important....
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