When the Going Gets Tough – Online DGA Monitoring in Harsh Environments

How can you be sure that your monitor will work as expected when operating in areas of temperature extremes, high humidity, rain, snow, dust, and more?  Teemu Auronen, Sales Manager … read more »
Feb 8, 2019

Tata Steel may have to sell Trostre steel packaging plant

Feb 15, 2019
Tata Steel could have to sell its Trostre steel packaging plant in Llanelli if it mergers with  German steel giant ThyssenKrupp. Indian-owned Tata has agreed on a new joint venture … read more »
Feb 15, 2019

China grid to double transmission capacity to Hainan

Feb 14, 2019
The Hainan Power Grid Co., Ltd has brought the first of four planned seabed electric cables onshore at Linshi Isle in Chengmai, a county in China’s southernmost island province of … read more »
Feb 14, 2019

GE’s Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) Systems contracts total $60 million

Feb 13, 2019
GE has won more than $60 million in contracts for it’s Fixed Series Compensation (FSC) Systems. The technology allows utilities to cost-effectively increase the power transfer capabilities of both existing … read more »
Feb 13, 2019

GE Research awarded $5.8 million to develop super-fast DC circuit breaker

Feb 12, 2019
GE Research announced that is has been awarded $5.8 MM in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for a three-year project to develop and demonstrate a … read more »
Feb 12, 2019

German TSOs to invest €34-36 billion in power grids

Feb 12, 2019
Four German power transmission system operators (TSOs) have published draft development plans estimating total investment costs of around €36 billion. The development plans go through 2030 and 2035 and assume … read more »
Feb 12, 2019

Large transformer fire at RUMO substation

Feb 11, 2019
A large fire has destroyed a transformer at the RUMO plant substation in Russia. The fire was reported at around 02:00 on February 6th at the RUMO plant in Nizhny … read more »
Feb 11, 2019

TCN commissions first offshore substation

Feb 11, 2019
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has commissioned it’s first offshore substation on Ilashe Island. The substation is expected to deliver about 24 MW to the Ilashe, Ibese, Ikare, Igbologun and … read more »
Feb 11, 2019