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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]
Wind turbine to deliver renewable energy on Olympic Park site
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has held an industry day for the contract to design and construct a wind turbine on the Olympic Park site. The turbine, to be located at Eton Manor in the north of the Olympic Park, will play a key role in delivering renewable energy to the Olympic Park and be a visible symbol of London 2012’s commitment to deliver a truly sustainable Games. Companies at the briefing were given details of the contract curre... [more]
Emera and National Grid to partner on the development of the Northeast Energy Link transmission connection
Emera Inc. and National Grid have announced their intention to partner on the development of the Northeast Energy Link transmission connection. National Grid will join Emera Inc. and Spectra Energy, who are working to evaluate the feasibility of a new electric transmission line from northern Maine and Maritime Canada to supply energy to the southern New England market. The Northeast Energy Link would provide the New England market with new ... [more]
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