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Tunisia: AREVA Wins Two Contracts in Tunisia Totaling 62 Million Euros

Mar 1, 2005

AREVA's Transmission and Distribution (T&D) division (Paris, France) has won two contracts in Tunisia, totaling 62 million euros, to build five high-voltage...

Digital Technology Revives Old Method of Voltage Regulation

Mar 1, 2005, By Chien C. Tschang, New York State Electric & Gas, and James H. Harlow, Harlow Engineering Associat

It is common practice to operate substation transformers in parallel. The operational benefits of paralleling transformers include improved maintenance,...

Greece: VA TECH T&D Settles into Position in Greece

Feb 1, 2005

VA TECH Transmission & Distribution (VA TECH T&D), a manufacturer of facilities and equipment for high-voltage transmission and distribution, has obtained...

KCP&L Extends Automation To Its Rural 34-kV System

Feb 1, 2005, By Carl R. Goeckeler, Kansas City Power & Light

Customer service and satisfaction may be impacted when a utility has to rely on trouble calls from its customers to notify them of power disturbances....

Siemens Commissions the World's First Substation Control System Based On IEC 61850

Feb 1, 2005

Six months after the IEC 61850 communication standard for substation automation was released, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) installed...

Plug Power to Install GenSite Hydrogen Generators Under NYSERDA Program

Feb 1, 2005

Plug Power Inc. (Latham, New York, U.S.), a provider of clean, reliable on-site energy, will install two GenSite hydrogen generators under two recently...

IEDs: Enhanced Monitoring And Control in a Tiny Package

Feb 1, 2005, By Bryan Gwyn and William Panas, National Grid

Since the early 1990s, the U.S. electric utility industry environment has been evolving toward a greater reliance on intelligent electronic devices (IEDs)...

Qatar: AREVA T&D Wins High-Voltage GIS Contract in Qatar

Feb 1, 2005

AREVA's T&D division has won a euro 10.3 million contract with Siemens Power to supply five high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) bays for the Ras...

Siemens Commissions Gui-Guang HVDC Transmission Link in Southeast China Six Months Ahead of Schedule

Jan 1, 2005

By the end of September 2004, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) commissioned the 940-km (584-mile) long Gui-Guang high-voltage...

Project Management: Success is in the Details

Jan 1, 2005, By Rick Bush, Editor in Chief

Utilities are building again. From the upgrade of the 500-kV Path 15 in California and the rebuilding of Chicago's downtown infrastructure to the massive...

Meter-Relay Team on the Go

Jan 1, 2005, By Jerry Scales and Alison Grant, Hoosier Energy

When I went to work for Hoosier Energy in 1969, I was an auxiliary operator at the Ratts Generating Station on the White River, located about 40 miles...

Siemens Commissions the First Substation Control System Based On IEC 61850

Dec 22, 2004, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group

Six months after the IEC 61850 communication standard for substation automation was released, Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution installed its first substation with complete (or 100%) IEC 61850-based control...

Build the Ark Before the Flood

Dec 1, 2004, By Mark McVey, Dominion Virginia Power

Preparing for a hurricane may seem like an overwhelming task and an exercise in futility. However, the time taken to plan is well worth the effort. Preparation...

Consider Voltage Sag When Upgrading System Voltage

Dec 1, 2004, By M. Stephen Daniel, Alabama Power

Economic studies involving the effects of load growth at Alabama Power had indicated the need to convert low-voltage distribution to higher voltages,...

Germany: Siemens PTD and PowerLight Corp. to Build Solarpark in Bavaria

Dec 1, 2004

The Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group (PTD; Erlangen) has received an order from PowerLight Corp. (Berkeley, California, U.S.) to provide...

Own and Operate Bid Sparks Innovative Substation Design

Nov 1, 2004, By Joseph Lee, ENMAX Power Corp.

From its early beginnings in 1905, ENMAX Power Corp. has provided safe and reliable electricity to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Now a new, uniquely designed...

Stanford University Installs Advanced Power System Protection

Nov 1, 2004

To provide a stable electric power supply and meet the burgeoning demands of the 21st century, Stanford University (Palo Alto, California, U.S.) recently...

DOE and NYSERDA to Demonstrate Advanced Electric Energy Storage Devices

Nov 1, 2004

Two major energy storage projects to demonstrate advanced electric energy storage devices in New York State have been selected as part of a joint initiative...

Compact Substation Upgrade Meets Campus Needs to 2030

Nov 1, 2004, By Albert Schuman, University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin's recent US$45.7 million utility infrastructure capital improvement initiative expanded the total electrical power-delivery...

Relays Provide Critical Automation and Communications Features For Windsor Substation Upgrade and Auto Plant Transformer Stations

Nov 1, 2004

ENWIN Powerlines Ltd., the organization responsible for the distribution of electric power in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has undertaken a major substation...