Transformer Demagnetization – when is it important?

In the marketplace for electrical transformer test equipment, there is a lot of talk about demagnetization of transformers. It is a recommended practice that probably will make it into the … read more »
Oct 4, 2018

170 tonne transformer delivered to Cellarhead substation

Oct 18, 2018
The UK-based logistics firm Collet & Sons have delivered a 170 tonne Super Grid Transformer to the Cellarhead substation in Stoke-on-Trent. Collet & Sons took charge of the heavy cargo … read more »
Oct 18, 2018

T&D industry trends have created high demand for low noise equipment with a good long-term performance

As you are almost certainly aware, T&D industry trends have created high demand for equipment with low levels of noise and good long-term performance. Fundamental characteristics to ensure selection of … read more »
Oct 16, 2018

Morgan Stanley fund pays $47 million for easement rights to Con Ed substation

Oct 18, 2018
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure paid almost $47 million dollars to gain easement rights to a Consolidated Edison substation in Brooklyn. The site, on the Gowanus waterfront, is currently owned by Australian … read more »
Oct 18, 2018

Heavy-transport train delivers massive transformer to Münchberg

Oct 17, 2018
A heavy-transport train delivered a 254-tonne transformer to a substation near Münchberg. The 254-tonne transformer was transported from the Siemens plant in Nuremberg to the Machlenreuth substation near Münchberg. The … read more »
Oct 17, 2018

New transformer arrives at CERN

Oct 17, 2018
A new transformer has been delivered to the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva. The transformer was delivered by German power transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT. It took more than … read more »
Oct 17, 2018

Miguel López takes over as new CEO of Siemens Spain

Oct 16, 2018
Miguel Ángel López has been named the new CEO of Siemens Spain after Rosa García García decided to leave the company. López, currently Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Gamesa Renewable … read more »
Oct 16, 2018

NYPA trustees approve $124 million for rebuild of transmission lines

Oct 16, 2018
The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Board of Trustees has approved $124 million for the rebuilding of the NYPA’s major north-south transmission line. The $124 million will go towards the … read more »
Oct 16, 2018

Vaisala DGA Monitors used to help protect transformers from solar flares

Oct 16, 2018
Scottish Power has installed Vaisala’s Optimus OPT100 Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) Monitors at a number of its sites throughout the UK in order to guard against the impact of solar … read more »
Oct 16, 2018