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High-voltage electric transmission line reduces transmission congestion and increases transfer capacity in Winsconsin

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has given American Transmission Co. its approval to move forward with the construction of the Paddock-Rockdale project, a new high-voltage electric transmission line in south central Wisconsin. The new, 35-mile line, to be built largely on existing right-of-way, will extend an existing connection to Illinois and allow local electric distribution companies access to lower-cost power produced in the region... [more]

ABB valves and control system components improve 750-MW grid interconnection in China

ABB has won orders worth $8-million from the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) to deliver valve and control system components to the Lingbao extension project, located on the border between the provinces Henan and Shanxi in central China. The Lingbao II extension project will expand the existing asynchronous interconnection at the Lingbao back-to-back HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) station by an additional 750 MW (megawatts). “Thi... [more]

ABB to install flexible AC transmission systems for steel plants in Australia, Egypt, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Turkey

ABB has secured five orders in the first quarter 2008, totalling some $25 million, to install flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) for steel plants located in Australia, Egypt, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Turkey. The contract in Russia, awarded for AMET (Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant) by one of the major European furnace manufacturers, is ABB’s fourth order for Static Var Compensators (SVC) from the Russian steel industry in recent y... [more]

ABB wins $170m to supply two HVDC converter stations in Sweden and Finland

ABB has announced it has won a contract worth $170 million from Svenska Kraftnät and Fingrid Oyj, the transmission system operators in Sweden and Finland. ABB will supply two HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the Fenno-Skan 2 power link. The converter stations will be part of an 800-MW (megawatt) extension of the existing 550-MW Fenno-Skan 1 link, delivered by ABB in 1989. ABB will use its state-of-the-art HVDC technol... [more]

Saft batteries provide vital energy buffer for Terracon’s Energy Container for renewable energy applications

Saft Sunica.plus rechargeable nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries have been specified by Terracon Energy gmbh to provide the vital energy buffer for a transportable ‘Energy Container’ designed to provide an almost instant source of up to 10 kW of renewable energy in remote locations. The Terracon Energy Container integrates a complete hybrid renewable power system - comprising wind generator, photovoltaic (PV) modules, diesel generator, batteries... [more]

 

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