European Offshore Wind Power Market Grew 54% in 2009
In 2009, a total of eight new wind farms consisting of 199 offshore wind turbines, with a combined power generating capacity of 577 MW, were connected to the grid in Europe...
China Southern Power Grid Company Adopts D-VAR Solution to Increase Grid Reliability
American Superconductor Corp. has received a new D-VAR system order to increase the reliability of a portion of the power grid in China operated by China Southern Power Grid Company Ltd., which is one of the two State Owned Enterprises that operate all of China’s power grids. Xiamen-based Xiamen Red Phase Instruments Inc. will deploy the D-VAR system at the 220 kilovolt (kV) Yuanmo substation ...
ITC Midwest Connects 716 MW of Wind Generation in 2009
Helping harness wind energy development in the Midwest, ITC Midwest LLC connected 716 MW of installed wind energy generation to the company's electric transmission system in 2009. ...
Beacon Power Integrates Additional Megawatt of Flywheel Energy Storage on New England Power Grid
Beacon Power Corp. has successfully connected and integrated an additional megawatt of flywheel energy storage on the New England power grid. ...
BPA Seeks Public’s Help in Washington Wire Theft
The Bonneville Power Administration and local officers are investigating a theft of copper wire and damage to an electrical substation near Arlington, Washington....
Puget Sound Energy Completes New $3.8 Million Substation
Puget Sound Energy has completed construction of a new $3.8 million electric distribution substation in Lynden, Washington....
PV Powered Wins U.S. DOE Grant to Enable High Grid Penetration of PV
PV Powered Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) inverters has been selected to receive a Stage 2 award under the Solar Energy Grid...
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)...
Siemens Energy Installs Prototype of 3-MW Direct-Drive Wind Turbine
Siemens Energy has installed the first prototype of a newly designed direct-drive wind turbine. The new SWT-3.0-101 DD is a gearless machine with a power...
Swiss Utility Focuses on Life-Cycle Costs
Since the major outages in Europe in 2004, grid system reliability has become a key topic as society now seeks improved standards of supply reliability....
EnergyAustralia to Upgrade Power Supply Network across Hunter Region
EnergyAustralia has announced that almost A$250 million worth of major electrical infrastructure will come on line across the Hunter region in New South Wales over the next 12 months. ...
Transformer Manufacturer Receives DOE Grant for Smart Grid Demonstration
SPX Corp.'s Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. business unit was awarded a $10.7 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and manufacture a smaller, more efficient superconducting transformer for electric utilities which will help enhance the flexibility and reliability of the nation's power grid. ...
Tres Amigas Files with FERC for America’s First Renewable Energy Transmission Hub
Tres Amigas, LLC today announced that it has submitted filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting regulatory approvals needed to move forward with the Tres Amigas SuperStation, America’s first renewable energy transmission hub. ...
PG&E Agrees to Purchase and Operate Major California Wind Energy Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has contracted with Iberdrola Renewables, Inc., the U.S. arm of the world's largest providers of wind power, to purchase and operate a major wind generating plant to be built in Southern California to serve the utility's electric customers. ...
PPL Electric Utilities to Strengthen Delivery System in Susquehanna Valley
PPL Electric Utilities announced a project last month to improve electric service for customers throughout the Susquehanna Valley. ...
Ameren Launches Major Solar Initiative In Illinois And Missouri
Ameren Corp. and its utility companies in Illinois and Missouri have launched a major solar energy initiative that will span both states. ...
Canadas' First Operational Solar Energy Park Goes Live
Joint-venture partners SunEdison Canada (www.sunedison.com) and SkyPower Corp. (www.skypower.com) announce the activation of Canada's first ground-mount...
North China Utility Looks Ahead 20 Years
LOCATED IN NORTH CHINA, TIANJIN IS A MUNICIPALITY DIRECTLY UNDER THE CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. Fed by a 500-kV ring-connected network linking the power...
Testing Prevents Surge in Arrester Failures
SURGE ARRESTERS ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED WHEN PERFORMING POWER FACTOR TESTS on transformers, breakers and other apparatus in a substation. Oftentimes, the...
Siemens to Expand HVDC Link in New Zealand
Siemens Energy (www.siemens.com) has received an order from Wellington-based Transpower New Zealand Ltd., the national grid operator, to modernize and...
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