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Siemensstadt to produce vacuum interrupters

Nov 23, 2021
Siemens Energy has announced it is investing over €60 million in a new production facility for vacuum interrupters in Berlin as part of a drive to eliminate harmful emissions from … read more »
Nov 23, 2021

US Dept. of Commerce warns over GOES production

Nov 22, 2021
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has released a report claiming that if AK Steel stops producing grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) it may be considered a … read more »
Nov 22, 2021

National Grid awards $19 million GIS substation contract

Nov 19, 2021
National Grid has awarded engineering-led construction firm Burns & McDonnell a £14 million ($18.8 million) engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a 400-kV GIS substation. … read more »
Nov 19, 2021

DNV looks to set up offshore substation JIP

Nov 18, 2021
Norwegian maritime experts DNV have called for partners to launch a new joint industry project (JIP) for floating offshore substations. The objective is to align industry best-practice allowing for accelerated … read more »
Nov 18, 2021

Colossal transformer delivered to Oststeinbek substation

Nov 17, 2021
A 350-ton transformer has been delivered to the Oststeinbek substation in Schleswig-Holstein via a heavy transport vehicle. The 75-metre-long heavy transport started its journey in Lauenburg. Its destination: the Oststeinbek … read more »
Nov 17, 2021

Meralco to build new substation in Taguig City

Nov 16, 2021
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Megaworld Corp. have agreed to work together to build a 249-megavolt ampere power substation in Taguig City. The Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation will occupy … read more »
Nov 16, 2021

Löbau substation rejuvenation nears completion

Nov 15, 2021
German grid operator SachsenNetze has come close to finishing the rejuvenation work on their Löbau substation. “After more than 50 years of operation, the substation had reached its technical service … read more »
Nov 15, 2021

Virginia Transformers ships 168 MVA transformer with FR3 fluid

Nov 12, 2021
Virginia Transformer Corp has shipped a 168 MVA transformer with FR3 fluid, breaking their own previous record for such a unit. FR3 is a natural ester fluid that’s a derivative … read more »
Nov 12, 2021

First substation topsides for Changhua wind farm installed

Nov 11, 2021
Danish offshore experts Orsted have installed the first substation topsides for the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms. The installation followed nearly 2,000 days of efforts, beginning with the initial investigations … read more »
Nov 11, 2021

Northern Powergrid to launch smart-grid programme

Nov 10, 2021
Northern Powergrid, the electricity distribution network operator for the North East of England, has launched a smart-grid Microresilience pilot programme. The £2.5m first-of-its-kind smart-grid programme, known as Microresilience, uses energy … read more »
Nov 10, 2021

First Philec to roll out ‘super green’ transformers

Nov 9, 2021
First Philec Inc. has announced it will roll out its ‘super green’ transformer model made from 100 percent recyclable and biodegradable materials by the fourth quarter of the year. “We … read more »
Nov 9, 2021

Goa to build state’s first gas insulated substation

Nov 8, 2021
Goa’s power minister has announced plans to build to state’s first gas-insulated substation (GiS). Power minister Nilesh Cabral said recently that the state would commission its first GiS this month, … read more »
Nov 8, 2021