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Harnessing the power of wind: small solutions for tall issues?
From sailing on the Nile and the beautiful windmills of the past, we now have impressive 5MW turbines, more than 150 meters high, installed in the North Sea where wind is in abundant supply, providing...
View ArticleDo it in-house or call the specialist?
When our washing machine started making strange noises, my wife expected an easy fix by one of the finest engineers around – at virtually no cost! After suitable inducement, most of my weekend was...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy affects power infrastructure in the US
The scope of damage left by hurricane Sandy in the Northeast United States has been both devastating and wide spread with thousands of people still suffering. In a continued effort to provide help to...
View ArticleStrengthening the electricity bond between the US and Mexico
Interconnections between countries help optimize power systems, bring energy efficiency benefits and increase power security for consumers. The Sharyland asynchronous interconnection, located on the...
View ArticleTransforming your world
Transformers are arguably the best known and most recognizable power components we see around us. They can be found across the generation, transmission and distribution value chain – in power plants,...
View ArticleHarnessing the power of wind
Offshore wind power generation is one of the world’s most promising renewable energy sources, and is set to play an increasingly significant role in our economic growth, energy security and...
View ArticleCaution – High voltage
In a power transmission and distribution network, switchgear is used to control and protect electrical equipment isolating it when a problem occurs so that the fault does not cascade and cause a major...
View ArticleElectrifying isolated communities
A small secluded community lives a life of its own. Located far from an urban center, the community residents have not enjoyed the benefits of electricity in their homes; however they do realize and...
View ArticlePump up the voltage
High-voltage products play a vital role when it comes to the transmission of electricity. Quite simply, they are an essential and integral element of the value chain that ensure reliability, efficiency...
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Reducing installation headaches
Have you ever bought one of those assemble-at-home furniture pieces? I recently did. At the most it will require you to turn some screws… said the clerk… I discovered that the assembling process was...
View ArticleExperiencing a world record first-hand
What if you were able to squeeze all the electricity generated by a huge wind park through a pair of power transmission cables so lightweight you could hold them in your hand? Well now you can, because...
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Chasing tornadoes
In the 1990s movie Twister, a storm chaser is searching for the perfect tornado to develop an innovative device for gathering data and ultimately preventing these extreme weather phenomena. I had never...
View ArticleQuestions on high-voltage products? Don’t be afraid to ASK!
A problem shared is a problem halved, as they say, or – in this case – expertise shared could lead to knowledge doubled. This is one of the aims behind the ASK platform, located on the high-voltage web...
View ArticleFortressing your power network
History shows that powerful emperors built and ruled their empires from unconquerable forts. Indeed the power of the ruler was directly proportional to the degree of invincibility of their fort. Apart...
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A 600-kilometer balancing act
Mark Twain famously said, “climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” The climate of Northern Europe is predictably wet and windy, but the weather is famously unreliable. Yet one thing that...
View ArticleEven the Swiss need timekeepers
When a train is late in Switzerland, it’s big news. Even the meaning of “late,” which the Swiss authorities define as “three minutes or more,” is stricter here than most other countries that roll with...
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Big challenges need brave answers
For over a century transformers have been the quintessential work horse of electrical grids – but as the world moves to solve the climate change conundrum in search of more renewable energy, innovative...
View ArticleDon’t worry about distance. Meet you in real-time.
After all, time is precious, time is money, and grid operators want to waste neither time nor money. Add to it their needs to reduce maintenance costs, substation shutdown time, performance lags, and...
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