Prysmian to Build HVDC Submarine Link for Spain's REE
Red Electrica de Espaa (REE) has awarded Prysmian Cables & Systems a contract for the design, supply and construction of a high-voltage dc submarine link...
EDF Energy Identifies High-Risk Cable Sections
The Development of a Robust On-line Partial-Discharge (PD) Monitoring Technique has Prompted EDF Energy to perform routine on-line mapping tests on its...
E.ON Netz to Connect Large Offshore Wind Farm to German Grid
German utility E.ON Netz GmbH has contracted ABB to supply the power equipment that will connect the world’s largest offshore wind farm to the German grid. ...
Australia's Aurora Energy Completes High-Voltage Submarine Cable Project
Aurora Energy, Australia, has completed work on Tasmania’s longest deep water high-voltage submarine cable project to improve power supplies to customers in the upper West Tamar region. ...
The LIPA Connection
Lower-cost power, enhanced merchant market, energy diversity and off-island interconnection capability for reliability were the established goals. Through...
SDG&E Energizes First High-Voltage Underground Line in San Diego History
State and local elected officials joined San Diego Gas & Electric today to dedicate the first major high-voltage underground electric transmission line in San Diego's history. ...
New York Commission Approves LIPA's Replacement of Submarine Line
The New York State Public Service Commission has voted to issue a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) under Article VII of the Public Service Law to construct and operate a 138-kV submarine electric transmission line between Northport, New York and Norwalk, Connecticut. ...
Edmond Builds Smarter Underground Facilities
Edmond Electric gained valuable insight into reliability after converting nearly 700 residents to underground facilities. For the past five years, the...
A Lineman Relocates
The job of a line locator is a lot different than that of a distribution lineman. After being a lineman for 32 years, I found this out last year when...
Duquesne Light Co. Refurbishes URD System
To keep the customers connected to a secure and reliable source of electricity, the Duquesne Light Co. (DLC; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) invested US$500...
New €600 Million Electricity Link to Be Built Between Netherlands and UK
National Grid and TenneT Holding intend to construct a new 260-km, 1000 MW electricity interconnector - ‘BritNed’ - between the Netherlands and UK. ...
Denmark Orders Underground, Underwater Power Link
ABB has secured a $54-million order for an underground and underwater power link that will connect Denmark’s existing grids for the first time and help stabilize power supplies...
NSTAR Energizes Major Underground Transmission Line
NSTAR has officially flipped the switch on its massive underground transmission project, easing congestion in the regional power grid and adding much-needed capacity to the existing system...
Con Edison and Ambient Team Up on R&D Effort Underground in Manhattan
Ambient Corp. (Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.; www.ambientcorp.com) will install its second-generation broadband-over-power-line (BPL) equipment on the underground...
A Bridge Between Two Continents
The interconnection between Spain and Morocco, across the Straight of Gibralter, represents an outstanding example of cooperation between neighboring...
Florida Commission Approves Plans to Further Strengthen State's Electric Infrastructure
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved a proposal by Florida Power & Light intended to provide an incentive for local governments to move overhead power lines underground. ...
American Transmission Adjusts Rockdale-West Middleton Line Timetable
American Transmission Co. is modifying its filing date to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin by at least three months for the Rockdale-West Middleton 345-kV transmission line project. ...
Iowa Utility Gets a Transformer Pad Tip
Clarke Electric Cooperative Inc. (Osceola, Iowa, U.S.) was having trouble with some pre-cast concrete pads it was using to support a single-phase pad-mount...
Estlink Tie Improves Baltic States System
The power system in the baltic states was originally designed as part of the former USSR power system and, therefore, the Baltic States system is interconnected...
Superconducting Cable Connects the Grid
Utilities nationwide are facing a dilemma: As the demand for power increases, so does public resistance to the installation of new power lines. In upstate...
EA Technology's Forensic Labs Probe More Subsea Cable Failures
Power engineering specialist EA Technology is experiencing an increase in demand for investigations into the causes of failures in subsea electricity...
Test Equipment Training
The era of laptops, wireless connectivity and other high-tech devices has created a new challenge for training centers: getting field personnel to embrace...
Western Measures Step-Touch Potential
Controlling electric shock hazards on the work site requires more than just installing ground cables. OSHA requires that an equipotential zone be established...
Baltic States-Finland Power Link Goes Live
The 350-MW Estlink submarine cable connecting the electricity markets of the Baltic States and the Nordic countries began commercial operation on Jan....
Partial Discharge Tells the Tale
The population of aged cables is increasing in many power systems at a time when there is an increasing demand for energy and improved continuity of supply....
