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Royal SMIT Transformers acquires DNV’s transformer oil laboratory

Oct 6, 2021
Royal SMIT, a company of the SGB-SMIT Group, has acquired the Transformer Oil Laboratory of DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider. This transfer comprises, among others, the personnel … read more »
Oct 6, 2021

Prolec GE completes acquisition of SPX Transformer Solutions

Oct 5, 2021
GE-Prolec Transformers, Inc., a subsidiary of a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Xignux, has completed the acquisition of SPX Corporation’s SPX Transformer Solutions business. The contract purchase price was … read more »
Oct 5, 2021

National Grid powers up world’s longest subsea interconnector between the UK and Norway

Oct 4, 2021
The UK and Norway have commissioned the world’s longest subsea electricity interconnector, enabling them to share renewable energy for the first time. National Grid’s €1.6 billion North Sea Link (NSL), … read more »
Oct 4, 2021

TECO to provide 1GW onshore substation for Hai Long Wind Project

Oct 1, 2021
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and TECO Electric & Machinery Co have signed a preferred supplier agreement for a 1044MW onshore substation in Taiwan. The onshore substation will transmit the … read more »
Oct 1, 2021

Linxon to develop floating substation technology

Sep 30, 2021
Linxon and SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business have agreed to work together to develop commercial floating substations. Linxon takes advantage of its parent company Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ advanced knowledge in designing … read more »
Sep 30, 2021

Collett & Sons Ltd Deliver Two 160Te Shunt Reactors for offshore wind farm project

Sep 29, 2021
Collett & Sons have transported two 160Te shunt reactors over 5000 miles, to the onshore substation site for theNeart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project, jointly owned by EDF Renewables … read more »
Sep 29, 2021

Hitachi ABB wins Italy grid contract

Sep 28, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced it is supplying seven new high-voltage grid connections in Italy for energy company Metaenergia Group, and will service them with RelCare, its digitally enabled … read more »
Sep 28, 2021

80-tonne transformer delivered to Itzehoe-Mitte substation

Sep 24, 2021
Schleswig-Holstein Netz has delivered a new 110/60 kV transformer to the Itzeheo-Mitte substation. After a journey of around 750 kilometres, the large 110/60 kV transformer, manufactured by SGB-SMIT GmbH in … read more »
Sep 24, 2021

Linxon wins order to deliver substations in London for National Grid

Sep 24, 2021
National Grid has awarded Linxon the substation package relating to its London Power Tunnels 2 project in the United Kingdom. The contract is part of National Grid’s six-year, £1 billion … read more »
Sep 24, 2021

GE to provide SF6-free switchgear for Swedish substation

Sep 23, 2021
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has been awarded a contract for Sweden’s first SF6 free gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). The GIS is to be installed at the Vattenfall Eldistribution AB … read more »
Sep 23, 2021

Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric to supply HVDC tech for Greenlink

Sep 22, 2021
Siemens Energy, together with its consortium partner Sumitomo Electric, has signed a contract with Greenlink Interconnector Limited to deliver the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter technology for the 190km electricity … read more »
Sep 22, 2021

Hitachi ABB installs digitalized transformer at Trängslet hydro dam

Sep 21, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has installed a TXpert™ digitalized transformer for Fortum at Sweden’s Trängslet hydropower dam. When one of the plant’s transformers began to show signs of being obsolete, … read more »
Sep 21, 2021