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Colin Bennett

Power transformers - Part 24: Specification of voltage regulating distribution transformers - 1 views

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    Power transformers - Part 24: Specification of voltage regulating distribution transformers (VRDT)
Colin Bennett

Survey - Smart grid execs zero in on energy storage, DG and microgrids - 0 views

  • Survey conclusions, which are highlighted in a report titled “Power Systems of the Future: The Case for Energy Storage, Distributed Generation, and Microgrids” created by Zpryme Research & Consulting, include:
Colin Bennett

We have to recycle water on a massive scale - this is how we can - 1 views

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    "distributing water treatment"
Colin Bennett

EIA: U.S. electric system interconnections - 2 views

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    "In the United States, the power system consists of more than 7,300 power plants, nearly 160,000 miles of high-voltage power lines, and millions of low-voltage power lines and distribution transformers, which connect 145 million customers."
Colin Bennett

7 trends driving electric vehicles in 2012 - 0 views

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    #1: Would-be buyers will have far more choices in 2012. #2: Prices will remain high for electric vehicles #3: Real estate companies and parking lot operators will continue to install electric vehicle chargers as a service. #4: More businesses will install chargers. #5: Wireless charging technologies will get wider testing. #6: Models will emerge for vehicle-to-grid electricity distribution. In scenarios where a house loses power, electric vehicles could play a role as back-up generators. #7: Safety issues will get closer scrutiny. Others: #1: The majority of people who drive a plug-in vehicle won't own it. #2: "Automakers will get pushback from EV owners regarding the length of time it takes to fully charge a vehicle." #3: Many EV charging stations will spend the majority of their time idle. #4: 'Range anxiety' #5: "The best-selling EVs won't have four wheels
James Wright

France - La Farga Group announces opening of new copper pipe distribution centre in France - 0 views

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    La Farga Tub France, a new subsidiary of La Farga Group, the Spanish copper semis fabricator, commissioned a new distribution facility to supply France with the Group's 'La Farga Tub' copper products. The copper piping will be manufactured at the Les Masies de Voltregà plant and will be 100% recyclable and bacteria-free. The products' intended application areas include: Sanitation, refrigeration, climatization, medical and industrial use. La Farga estimates that the annual consumption of copper piping in France is 30,000t.
Colin Bennett

FPL Plans to Strengthen Record Number of Power Lines in 2014 | Transmission content from TDWorld - 1 views

  • Strengthening a record number (98) of the company's main power distribution lines. Replacing thousands of distribution utility poles with stronger ones - most of them concrete - designed to withstand hurricane-force wind gusts of 130 mph or more. Installing additional smart grid technology to better detect and address power outages, and adding improved lightning protection equipment. Upgrading FPL's power transmission system. Replacing wood poles with concrete structures and upgrading associated hardware. Installing new flood monitoring systems at select power substations that are most susceptible to possible flooding and storm surge.
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    Copper cables may be used in place of aluminum in overhead applications. Also, undergrounding cables is a viable alternative to fully protect against storm damage.
Colin Bennett

England's Northern Powergrid Tests Energy Storage - 0 views

  • "These locations combined offer a representative sample of 80% of the UK's total electricity distribution network and this is vitally important because it means that, with the learning we gain from these trials, we'll have real-world results that show how this technology could be deployed as an effective solution across the UK."
Colin Bennett

Analysis of the Southeast Asia Transmission and Distribution Substation Market - 0 views

  • A key trend in the market is substantial T&D investments from the electricity utility that leads to revenue growth.
Colin Bennett

Stationary Fuel Cells Will Reach $40 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2022 - 0 views

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    "The stationary fuel cell sector continues to be the vanguard of the overall global fuel cell industry. As the focus on grid stability increases and the costs associated with natural disasters rise, the use of fuel cells as small distributed power plants for grid stabilization and backup is moving forward more rapidly, in terms of megawatts and revenue, than any other fuel cell sector. "
Colin Bennett

ABB inaugurates 2 new manufacturing plants for power products in India - 0 views

  • The high-voltage unit will produce gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and PASS (plug and switch system) hybrid switchgear to serve growing demand in India and will also serve as an export hub. The new transformer factory will focus on the production of dry-type and oil immersed distribution transformers.
Colin Bennett

5 Technologies to Boost Efficiency in transmission and distribution - 1 views

  • HVDC – High-Voltage Alternating CurrentFACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) DevicesGas-Insulated Substations (GIS)Superconductors / HTS CablesWide Area Monitoring Systems
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