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Elesa launches new range of vibration damper and cushioning elements
Elesa has announced a complete new range of damper and cushioning elements with steel and stainless steel base mounting. Vibration damping elements are a mature and pretty ubiquitous item – often hidden away inside or under engines, motors, fans or similar – so it is interesting to hear of a new supplier in the industry. Elesa’s DVA range is formed in natural rubber based on zinc/steel and AISI 304 stainless mounts with male or female attachm... [more]
Commercial energy users and small generators can earn revenue from spare energy capacity
Many businesses are sitting on untapped sources of revenue in their standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators. Flexitricity's key smart grid agreement will see the company working with npower to enable commercial energy consumers and small generators to earn income by reducing energy consumption or increasing generation at times of high national demand. SmartSTOR fro... [more]
ABB's HVDC Light supports the interconnection of the Norwegian and Danish power grids
A new underwater link will boost transmission capacity between the mainly hydroelectric-based Norwegian system and the wind and thermal power-based Danish system. It will enable both networks to add more renewable energy to their energy mix, and to use electricity more efficiently. ABB has won an order worth about $180 million from utilities Statnett of Norway and Energinet.dk of Denmark to supply an HVDC Light® (high-voltage direct current) c... [more]
Exemys Cellular Telemetry's GPRS Telemetry devices provide a transparent communication channel for the control equipment of an electric substation
Exemys Cellular Telemetry's GPRS Telemetry devices have been used in conjunction with the measurement and control equipment of an electric substation. The electric substation needed to make the remote measurement of an ABB (R) protection relay, in 5 different points of measurement. The communication protocol of the relays was DNP3. Protection Relays were installed in substations with medium and low voltage transformers. GRD Cellular Teleme... [more]
EnerNOC provides its DemandSMART service to UK Power Networks' Low Carbon London project
UK Power Networks provides power to a quarter of the UK's population through its electricity distribution networks in London, as well as the South East and East of England. EnerNOC, Inc. has announced its participation in UK Power Networks' Low Carbon London project, which was awarded £24.26 million by Ofgem. The project, which is described as a "smart city" initiative for London, will run until June 2014. EnerNOC UK Limited will participate ... [more]
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