News Articles http://www.econline.com/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:55:00 GMT Following successful final acceptance tests Siemens Energy will deliver the world's largest and most powerful 800-kilovolt converter transformer in mid-January 2010. The world-record transformer produced at the Siemens manufacturing plant in Nuremberg is destined for the Xiangjiaba-Shanghai link, a high-voltage direct-current transmission link (HVDC) recently under construction http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Record-Breaker-Siemens-To-Supply-Worlds-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:55:00 GMT DAI's Drysphere™ offers superior drying capabilities over any other desiccant product on the market, providing maximum performance and extended life of high efficiency oil transformers for energy transmission http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Dynamic-Adsorbents-Inc-DAI-Drysphere-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:52:00 GMT Priority Power Management, LLC, a Texas-based independent energy management and consulting services firm, has successfully engineered a new electricity supply sourcing strategy for the City of Dallas that will result in estimated savings of up to $21 million over the next three years http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/City-Of-Dallas-To-Save-Up-To-21M-On-New-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:09:00 GMT Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. is notifying AHJs, electrical contractors, electricians and retailers that certain Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) manufactured by Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (also known as "East Conduit") from August 2009 through March 2010 and identified per below, may not be adequately protected against corrosion http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Weifang-East-Steel-Pipe-Recalls-Electrical-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMT The nation's electrical contractors have dramatically increased their role in specifying products, the design/build process and their work in green building projects since 2008, according to Electrical Contractor magazine's 2010 Profile of the Electrical Contractor at http://www.ecmag.com/?fa=article&articleID=11688 http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/2010-Electrical-Contractor-Survey-Shows-Spike-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:20:00 GMT Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce the completion of a 400 kV ACCC® conductor transmission line in Germany. The ACCC® 318 mm2 Oslo conductor transmission line in Hanekenfahr, Germany was completed in late 2009 and is now fully energized http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Composite-Technology-Announces-Installation-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:50:00 GMT Following approximately two years of study and analysis, American Transmission Co. has determined that a 345-kilovolt transmission line from the La Crosse area to the greater Madison area would provide multiple benefits to the state of Wisconsin including improved electric system reliability, economic savings for utilities and energy consumers, and access to additional renewable energy http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/American-Transmission-Co-Announces-Plans-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:27:00 GMT Shermco Industries, headquartered in Irving, Texas, has reached an agreement to acquire Coastal Switchgear & Controls, Inc., a company based in Angleton, Texas that specializes in shop and field repair, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Shermco-Acquires-Coastal-Switchgear-Controls-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:49:00 GMT comCables announced today it has released the company's first ever Rapid Punch Tool. The tool will help low voltage contractors reduce installation time, create consistent terminations and improve testing results http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/comCables-Releases-Innovative-Rapid-Punch-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:17:00 GMT Weifield Group, an electrical contractor located in Denver, Colorado, has completed a new design-build 222,000-square-foot, $64 million Research Support Facility (RSF) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The RSF is located on the campus of the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and includes a next-generation 20,000-square-foot data center http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Weifield-Group-Contracting-Completes-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:48:00 GMT The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has awarded the Joint Apprenticeship Training Program (JATC) ISPQ Accredited Training ProgramT status. The JATC is jointly sponsored by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26 http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/DC-Electrical-Apprenticeship-Program-Now-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:39:00 GMT Siemens Energy has been awarded a USD40 million project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to engineer and supply an integrated power solution for a natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant. The customer is a joint venture between Petrofac and GS E&C on behalf of Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO), responsible for the fractionation of natural and associated gas from onshore oil operations in the emirate of Abu Dhabi http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Siemens-Selected-As-Main-Electrical-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:52:00 GMT ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has achieved another significant milestone with the commissioning of the Xiangjiaba-Shanghai project, the world's first UHVDC (ultrahigh-voltage direct current) transmission link to go into commercial operation http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/ABB-Commissions-Worlds-Longest-And-Most-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:32:00 GMT The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is pleased to recognize the contributions of Milwaukee Electric Tool, Brookfield, Wis., to electrical contractors with its 2010 Industry Partner Award. Milwaukee will receive the award at NECA's 2010 Board of Governors meeting in Boston, Oct. 1 http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Milwaukee-Electric-Tool-Wins-NECA-2010-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:20:00 GMT PECO, an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, has issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase the Sensus FlexNet communications network as its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution for a program that is expected to encompass more than 1.6 million electric customers http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/PECO-Selects-Sensus-For-Smart-Grid-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:51:00 GMT EMCOR Group, Inc. , a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses announced that its subsidiary EMCOR Government Services, Inc. has been awarded an operating support services contract at Naval District Washington in Washington, D.C. The contract, which is for an initial period of one year with options to extend for seven successive one-year periods, would, if extended for all http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/EMCOR-Group-Inc-Awarded-Operating-Support-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:00 GMT The new Solmetric PV Analyzer is a complete electrical test solution for verifying and troubleshooting photovoltaic array performance. For each string, the analyzer measures current and power as a function of voltage http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/The-New-Solmetric-PV-Analyzer-Verifies-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:24:00 GMT This July Interstate Electrical Services Corporation,New England's premier provider ofelectrical construction,electrical services, network systems, design/build service,andbuilding information modeling (BIM) celebrates 44 years serving New England http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Interstate-Electrical-Services-Celebrates-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT Today, Athens Group announced that control systems software-specific safety seminars are now available for drilling contractor and operators who want to provide their crew with increased guidance on software-related safety practices http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Athens-Group-Offers-Control-Systems-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:57:00 GMT Eagle Technology today announced the release of Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for Service Management, targeted towards small contractors or residential service providers http://www.econline.com/article.mvc/Eagle-Introduces-Web-Based-Service-Management-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:42:00 GMT