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ENGIE Solutions and Smulders to build offshore substation in France
2021-05-25 07:02:30
FRANCE — Ailes Marines and Iberdrola have contracted ENGIE Solutions and Smulders’ subsidiary Iemants to build a substation for the Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm.
The contract consists of the engineering, construction, installation, connection, and testing of
KPT successfully tests its innovative transformer
2021-05-25 07:00:27
Croatia, Zagreb: Končar-Power Transformers (KPT) announced on social networks to have successfully tested their short-circuit proof transformer.
The post said that the company’s innovative short-circuit-proof transformer has successfully finished testing after the special se
245-ton transformer transported by road and rail from Offenburg to Halle
2021-05-20 06:33:01
GERMANY — A 245-ton transformer was transported from the TransnetBW’s Weier substation by Kübler Spedition to a destination site in Halle.
The unit was removed from electricity network operator TransnetBW’s Weier substation. It was transported by roa
Vineyard Wind: ROD issued for 800 MW offshore wind project
2021-05-20 06:31:42
USA, Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard: Vineyard Wind has received the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Record of Decision (ROD).
This is, as the company noted, is the final major step in the federal review process for the 800 MW offshore wi
Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure
2021-05-18 06:38:31
Taiwan, Kaohsiung: The outage in Kaohsiung trapped at least one person in an elevator and disrupted a daily briefing being given by government officials on the island’s pandemic situation.
Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure. An equipment failure caused an outage
UK Power Networks to replace three power transformers at Leicester Square
2021-05-18 06:36:31
UNITED KINGDOM — The electricity distribution network operator UK Power Networks is replacing three power transformers as part of the Leicester Square substation upgrade project.
UK Power networks cover South East England, the East of England, and London. With app
Hitachi ABB Power Grids factory in Germany celebrates 100th anniversary
2021-05-18 06:34:38
GERMANY — The Hitachi ABB Power Grids dry-type transformers factory in Brilon, Germany, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Today's dry-type transformer factory was founded 100 years ago, in May 1921, as the pit lamp factory Dominitwerke. After selling min
SA company designs dry-type transformer for chilly altitudes
2021-05-11 07:52:34
South Africa, Johannesburg: Trafo Power Solutions have designed a dry-type transformer for minus 40⁰C and an altitude comparable to Mount Everest’s base camp.
The custom-engineered unit has been designed and supplied to a gold mine expansion project in Kyrgyzstan. The compa
NEMA direct current standards overview
2021-05-11 07:48:44
USA, Virginia, Roslyn: The market for direct current (dc) products in medium- and low-voltage applications are already here.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) members have identified a range of dc product design, performance, and testing requirements that ar
Dogger Bank unveils unmanned HVDC platform
2021-05-06 06:42:59
UK: Dogger Bank wind farm off the UK coast is to use the first unmanned offshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore substation of 1200 MW capacity.
The 3.6 GW project will be the first offshore wind farm in the UK to use HVDC technology to transmit