Myrtle Beach Goes Underground
In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., Santee Cooper is participating in a 20-year program to convert all “entry district” and “beach road district” overhead utilities to underground vaults and enclosures...
ASP Installs Switchgear Box Pads
Utilities are discovering that switchgear box pads made of polymer concrete are easier to install, stronger and last longer than traditional concrete...
Manitoba Hydro Installs 1100 km of Optical Cable
Manitoba Hydro is a CrownCorp. of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It provides electric energy and natural gas service throughout Manitoba. The company...
Singapore: Power Transmission Network Gets a Boost
Comergy Ltd., a subsidiary of Pirelli Energy Cables and Systems, has been chosen by the Singaporean power utility SP PowerAssets Ltd. to supply and install...
Massachusetts Siting Board Issues Draft Decision Approving Request for Major Underground Transmission Line
Clearing the way for a pivotal upgrade to New England's critical electric infrastructure, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board tentatively approved NSTAR's request to build a new, 18-mile underground transmission line...
Preparing for Winter Underground Work
As utilities prepare for winter, one thing is certain: Underground work can be wet and messy. NYSEG URD crews often are faced with new extension projects...
SRP Enhances Reliability of Underground Distribution Cable
Salt River Project (SRP) has been using cable injection technology to treat crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) cables since 1998, during which time more...
Underwater Cables Cross Strait and Sound
The installation of high-voltage cables presents a utility with many challenges. These challenges increase when the project involves an ocean crossing...
AIL Elettricit Re-Vamps its Fault-Location Concept
Vamp Ltd. (Vassa, Finland) has delivered the VAMP 255 Feeder Manager relays for AIL Elettricit's (Lugano, Switzerland) 150/16-kV substations. The Feeder...
Italy/France: Pirelli and Nexans Win Contract in Tunisia
A consortium formed by Pirelli Energy Cables and Systems and Nexans has been awarded a turnkey contract by Soci Tunisienne de l'Electricit et du Gaz (STEG)...
How Reliable Are Your Secondary UG Circuits?
In recent years, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE Newark, New Jersey, U.S.) has installed an average of 1.5 million ft (457 km) of secondary cable per...
Superseal: Repairing the Future of Secondary Underground Cables
A recent survey of 25 U.S. utilities, each installing more than 1 million ft (305 km) of underground secondary cable per year, showed that the average...
United Illuminating Locates Cable Route Using Remote Sensing
United Illuminating Co. (UI; Shelton, Connecticut, U.S.) was looking for ways to extract extra capacity from an existing pipe-type cable circuit. With...
Resume #64 - Objective: Electrical Engineer in transmission and distribution systems (overhead lines, underground cables and substations) using my experience and skills to contribute to company’s success.
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Distribution Feeder Crosses The San Leandro Channel
Environmental regulations and opposition from property owners makes expanding underground infrastructures in densely populated urban areas increasingly...
Sweden/Denmark: ALSTOM Wins Contract For Undersea HVDC Link
ALSTOM has won a contract to increase the capacity of the Konti-Skan high-voltage direct current (HVDC) undersea transmission system between Sweden and...
Utilities Evaluate 600-V Self-Sealing Cable for Cost and Maintenance Benefits
Utilities are sharply focused on reducing maintenance costs and improving reliability. For years, the underground aluminum 600-V cables feeding street...
Distribution Operations Supervisors, Underground and Overhead Lines - MA
Massachusetts Electric Company, a National Grid Co., currently has openings for Electric Distribution Operation Supervisors in both their Underground...
*Resume #34 (Objective: Construction Management position for Overhead Transmission lines , Substations and Underground Cables installation projects)
Objective Construction Management position for Overhead Transmission lines, Substations and Underground Cables installation projects Education Bachelor’s...
Electromagnetic Simulation Helps Design Underground Switchgear
Electromagnetic simulation software played a key role in the design of underground switchgear that saves space and improves safety. In designing a new...
Saving Strokes with Underground Transmission Lines
Power lines were not what Intell Staley, LLC (Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.) pictured for Staley Farms, a golf community in suburban Kansas City. Unfortunately,...
Siemens Supplies Power Transmission Technology For Submarine Cable Link Across the Bass Strait
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) has received an order from Basslink Pty Ltd. to supply (on a turnkey basis) the two...
Underground Cables Need a Proper Burial
Overhead systems are out in the open, so it is easy to detect and fix design and installation problems. Underground problems, however, are out of sight...
AC Testing of UD Cables, Accessories at Uo with Oscillating Waves
The OWTS method, developed at Delft University, gently charges the test object using a DC supply and, after a few seconds, the usual service voltage is...
Sensa Provides Fiber-Optic Solution for Detecting Cable Fires
Power cables in ducts and tunnels may overheat and ignite for a variety of reasons. The impact of the resulting fire can cause serious problems for utility...
