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Tata Power to launch IoT-based substation in Mumbai

Apr 9, 2018
India’s largest integrated power company, Tata Power, has been working with Tata Communications in order to launch its IoT-based, Smart Consumer Substation in Mumbai. According to COO and ED Ashok … read more »
Apr 9, 2018

ABB to improve Korea’s power grid in North East

Mar 5, 2018
ABB has won an order from the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply technology that will strengthen long distance power transmission in the North East of the country. Using … read more »
Mar 5, 2018

Vattenfall to use HVDC cable technology for offshore wind farm connections

Mar 2, 2018
Swedish energy group Vattenfall says it wants to take the lead in transmission cable technology, as the company sets up plans to deploy HVDC cable technology to connect the Norfolk … read more »
Mar 2, 2018

High-frequency, 3-port transformers found to improve solar power

Feb 5, 2018
Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have recently discovered how high-frequency, three-port transformers can increase power density by 10 times or more than traditional technologies, when incorporated into … read more »
Feb 5, 2018

Veritas Petroleum Services acqires UK transformer oil testing lab

Feb 1, 2018
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS), a global fuel testing advisory company owned by IK Investment Partners (IK VII Fund) has acquired Transoil Laboratory Limited, a transformer and insulating oil testing company … read more »
Feb 1, 2018

Dongfang Energy plans new 2 GW high-tech solar plant

Jan 29, 2018
Shijiazhuang Dongfang Energy, a company majority owned by state-owned State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC), has announced plans to build a U.S. $7.27 billion high-tech solar power plant. The first phase, … read more »
Jan 29, 2018

Gridco shuts down despite success of pilot projects

Jan 19, 2018
Gridco Systems, a young U.S.-based player in agile grid infrastructure solutions, has closed its doors and is selling its assets. According to CEO Naimish Patel, the Gridco technology was proven to … read more »
Jan 19, 2018

ABB receives $16 million order from Swiss Federal Railways

Jan 18, 2018
Swiss engineering group ABB has announced it has received an order of around $16 million from Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), to supply two Static Frequency Converters (SFC) that will enhance … read more »
Jan 18, 2018

mPrest, NYPA announce transformer health software update

Dec 26, 2017
Israel’s mPrest and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have announced the release of an update to its asset health management software which helps predict failures in electricity generation transformers … read more »
Dec 26, 2017

Siemens introduces new type of wind power transformer

Dec 20, 2017
Siemens has supplied a new offshore wind park in Denmark with 7 MW turbines with a grid connection of 66 kV voltage instead of the usual 33 kV. According to … read more »
Dec 20, 2017

Siemens to provide transformers for HVDC link between England and France

Dec 7, 2017
Siemens has announced it will deliver four transformers, each with a capacity of 400 kilovolts (kV) and 315 megavolt amperes (MVA), on behalf of the British grid operator National Grid. … read more »
Dec 7, 2017

ABB: world’s most powerful HVDC power transformer passes test

Dec 7, 2017
ABB has announced the successful testing of the low and high voltage units of the world’s most powerful ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transformer. According to a company statement, the +/-1,100 … read more »
Dec 7, 2017