Siemens breaks ground for new transformer factory in Russia
Erlangen, Germany, September 3, 2010 - In the presence of Alexei Gordeyev, governor of the Voronezh region in southwestern Russia, and Udo Niehage, CEO of the Power ...... [More]
Turkey to Connect with the European Grid, Expanding Energy and Economic Opportunities
GE Smart Grid Technology Enabling Integration of Electric Grids to Improve Power Reliability across Europe
Atlanta, GA, September 2, 2010 - Turkey will connect to the European electrical grid this September using GE’s (NYSE: GE) smart grid technology. The connection ...... [More]
Integrated Electrical Services Announces Contract to Build Substation and Transmission Line at New Wind Farm in Minnesota
Houston, TX, September 2, 2010 - Integrated Electrical Services (www.ies-co.com), (NASDAQ:IESC) a leading national provider of electrical and communications systems ...... [More]
AMP selects Ramco/Burns & McDonnell
Team to design and build new power station in Southern Ohio
Kansas City, MO & Columbus, OH, September 2, 2010 - American Municipal Power (AMP) has selected the project team of Ramco/Burns & McDonnell to provide engineering, procurement ...... [More]
PPL Electric Utilities Plans 10 New Electric Substations for 2010-11
$34 million investment to boost power supply, improve reliability for customers
Allentown, PA, September 1, 2010 - For electric service, substations are the hubs of power delivery, and PPL Electric Utilities is working on 10 new electric distribution ...... [More]
Expansion of European Electricity Grids Essential for Increased Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
Presentation of the Results of Regional Studies Into the Development of Energy Systems in Europe
Berlin, Germany, September 1, 2010 - Europe's electricity grids must be massively expanded to achieve integration of large shares of renewable energy. For instance, ...... [More]
Phase Two of New, High-Capacity Transmission Line From Wichita to Salina Complete
Project Is One of the Largest Transmission Infrastructure Additions in the State's History
Topeka, KS, September 1, 2010 - Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) announced phase two of a high-capacity transmission line project in south-central Kansas is complete ...... [More]
Burns & McDonnell Selected to Provide Engineering Support for Tres Amigas SuperStation
Kansas City, MO, August 30, 2010 - Burns & McDonnell and Tres Amigas, LLC announced that Burns & McDonnell has been selected to provide engineering design ...... [More]
Siemens HVDC technology to transmit eco-friendly electric power from Georgia to Turkey
Erlangen, Germany, August 24, 2010 - Siemens Energy is to install two turnkey HVDC (high voltage direct current) back-to-back links in Georgia to connect the Georgian ...... [More]
NV Energy and Great Basin Transmission Finalize Agreement for the One Nevada Transmission Line
Las Vegas, NV, August 23, 2010 - NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) and Great Basin Transmission, LLC, an affiliate of LS Power, have announced the signing of a definitive ...... [More]
ITCTransmission Receives Approval from Midwest ISO for the Thumb Loop Transmission Line Project
Novi, MI, August 20, 2010 - ITCTransmission received approval on August 19 from the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (Midwest ISO) for the ...... [More]
Composite Technology Receives Rural Utilities Service Certification of ACCC® Conductor
ACCC® Conductor Eligible for Purchase by RUS Financing Participants
Irvine, CA, August 18, 2010 - Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation, has achieved ...... [More]
PJM Reaffirms Need for MAPP
Transmission Organization Revises In-Service Date by One Year
Washington, August 17, 2010 - The organization that coordinates the region’s electric transmission system reaffirmed the need to develop the Mid-Atlantic ...... [More]
Successful Field Test Demonstrates Ability to Connect Wireless Sensors Throughout Distribution Grid at Major Utility
Lake Zurich, IL, August 12, 2010 - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) and On-Ramp Wireless announced successful communication of SEL wireless sensors ...... [More]
CH2M HILL Selected to Manage Tres Amigas SuperStation Construction Services
Denver, CL and Santa Fe, NM, August 10, 2010 - Amigas, LLC, a merchant transmission company, and CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations ...... [More]
PGE and PacifiCorp Open Discussions on Jointly Developing Transmission Project
Utilities Working Together for Oregon’s Energy Future
Portland, OR, August 4, 2010 - Taking preliminary action on the need to build a new energy superhighway that can reliably and cost effectively deliver renewable ...... [More]
Restoration work underway on wind-damaged Buffalo County
NPPD transmission line north of Kearney
Columbus, NE, August 4, 2010 - Restoration of Nebraska Public Power District's 230-kilovolt transmission line in north Buffalo County, extensively damagedby ...... [More]
NPPD announces route for new power line
Minden, NE, August 3, 2010 - Representatives from Nebraska Public Power District have announced the final line route for NPPD's Axtell to Kansas 345,000-volt ...... [More]
Ameren Corporation Announces Creation of Separate Transmission Business, Files for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rate Treatment for New Projects
St. Louis, MO, August 2, 2010 - Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) , announced on August 2 the formation of a new subsidiary dedicated to electric transmission infrastructure ...... [More]
AltaLink Keeping the Lights On Despite Alberta’s Spring Weather
Calgary, AB, August 2, 2010 - AltaLink, Alberta’s largest electricity transmission company, had a big challenge this spring with Alberta’s volatile ...... [More]
Clean Line Energy Awards HVDC Transmission Engineering Contract to POWER
Engineers
August 2, 2010 - POWER Engineers has been awarded a contract by Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC (Clean Line) to perform preliminary engineering ...... [More]
UI to Invest in CL&P Transmission Projects
New Haven & Berlin, CT, July 16, 2010 - On July 15, the United Illuminating Company (UI) (NYSE: UIL) and The Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) (NYSE: ...... [More]
New IDC Energy Insights Study Reveals Critical Role of Electricity Transmission Technologies to Enable Rapid Growth of the U.S. Wind Energy Market
New study highlights technologies available to increase transmission capacity and alleviate challenges associated with the planning and permitting process
Framingham, MA, July 15, 2010 - IDC Energy Insights announced the availability of a new report, Business Strategy: Optimizing Transmission for Wind Integration ...... [More]
AEP and Allegheny Energy Announce Progress in Transmission Line Case
Testimony filed in West Virginia will be followed by filings in Maryland and Virginia
Columbus, OH and Greensburg, PA, July 8, 2010 - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) today announced that updated testimony filed in West ...... [More]
JDR Awarded £2M Grant to Develop High Voltage Cables
Littleport, United Kingdom, July 6, 2010 - JDR Cable Systems has been awarded a £2million Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) grant to develop high voltage ...... [More]
American Transmission Co. and SMART Study Co-Sponsors Release Phase One Study Results for Transporting Renewable Energy across Upper Midwest
Pewaukee, WI, July 5, 2010 - American Transmission Co. along with co-sponsors Electric Transmission America, a transmission joint venture between subsidiaries ...... [More]
ITC Great Plains Receives Siting Approval for Phase II of the KETA Transmission Line Project
Topeka, KS, July 5, 2010 - ITC Great Plains, LLC received siting approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) for Phase II of the KETA high-voltage ...... [More]
AEP and Allegheny Energy Announce New In-Service Deadline for PATH Transmission Project
Columbus, OH and Greensburg, PA, June 21, 2010 - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) announced that new studies by independent grid operator ...... [More]
S&C Electric Company Awarded a Green Industry Business Development Grant
Governor Quinn visits S&C to award the grant for its investment in the LEED-certified Advanced Technology Center on behalf of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Chicago, June 17, 2010 - S&C Electric Company, a leader in integrating renewable energy sources into the grid, received a Green Industry Business ...... [More]
Major Transmission Project for Wind Energy Reaffirmed for Central Texas
Next up: More Wind Transmission Projects in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, Wise, Kent, Dickens and Scurry Counties
Austin, TX, June 14, 2010 - A proposed high-voltage transmission line that had come under fire from Central Texas landowners will be rerouted, the Public ...... [More]
Siemens receives order from transpower to connect offshore wind farms via HVDC link
Order worth more than EUR500 million for the consortium
Erlangen, Germany, June 11, 2010 - A consortium of Siemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink has received an order worth more than EUR500 million from the German transmission ...... [More]
Tres Amigas and Viridity Energy Announce Commercial Operations Agreement
Santa Fe, NM, June 2, 2010 - Tres Amigas, LLC, a merchant transmission company focused on uniting America’s power grids, announced on June 2 the selection ...... [More]
Revised Transmission Service Charges Approved for Metropolitan Edison and Pennsylvania Electric
Reading, PA, June 1, 2010 - Revised transmission service charges, which were approved May 20, 2010, by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PPUC) ...... [More]
ATC Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
Innovative use of engineered construction mats cited
De Pere, WI, May 25, 2010 - American Transmission Co. has captured a Business Friend of the Environment Award from the Wisconsin Environmental Working Group, ...... [More]
Texas Study Finds Substantial Economic Benefits and Consumer Savings from Wind Power and CREZ Transmission Plan
Waco, Texas, May 21, 2010 - The typical Texas residential consumer is expected to potentially save $160 to $355 annually in electricity bills, once new transmission ...... [More]
NREL Study Shows Power Grid Can Accommodate Large Increase in Wind and Solar Generation
Increased Coordination Over Wider Areas and More Frequent Scheduling Needed; Wind and Solar Significantly Reduce Carbon and Fuel Costs
Phoenix, May 21, 2010 - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased ...... [More]
ABB to Build New Transmission Cable Factory in U.S.
Facility will cater to power infrastructure projects and integration of renewable energies
Zurich, Switzerland, May 18, 2010 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it will construct a new factory in the United States to ...... [More]
AltaLink Suspends SW 240 Construction Activities in Native Grassland Areas to Ensure Environmental Protection
Calgary, AB, May 14, 2010 - AltaLink’s Southwest 240 kV Project is the first step in providing Albertans access to a clean, renewable source of electricity. ...... [More]
