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Siemens To Supply World's Most Powerful 800-kV HVDC Transformer To China

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

Alliant Energy Power University Offering Electric Safety Training In Newton

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:38:00 GMT

Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, is organizing an electrical safety training course in Newton designed to inform and educate employees on safety rules, safety equipment requirements and prevention strategies

Eaton To Participate In The ISI Annual Industrial Conference On March 2, 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:18:00 GMT

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that the company's Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Planning Officer, Richard H. Fearon, will present at the ISI Annual Industrial Conference in New York City on March 2 from 1:40 to 2:20 p.m. Eastern time

ABB Wins $107M Power Order In Africa

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:59:00 GMT

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $107million from SNEL (Soci�t� Nationale d'�lectricit�), the national power company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to upgrade key technology on one of the world's longest electricity transmission systems.The contract was signed in the fourth quarter of 2009

New Circuit Breakers Keep The System Running

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:11:00 GMT

Phoenix Contact introduces a new range of circuit breakers that combines the advantages of fuse terminal blocks with the benefits of thermal-magnetic circuit breakers. The UT 6-TMC M series is a resettable, single-pole circuit breaker with screw connection

Leviton Introduces Residential 20A Tamper-Resistant Receptacles

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:06:00 GMT

Leviton Manufacturing has expanded its line of residential tamper-resistant receptacles to make it easier for building professionals to meet new construction needs and comply with the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) changes

FirstPower Group LLC Offers Three-Day Worthington V2A4 Maintenance Training Class In April, 2010

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:19:00 GMT

FirstPower Group LLC has announced their most recent training offering for the electric power industry. The course, to be held April 6-8, 2010 will be led by FirstPower Group LLC's own highly experienced and skilled team of Engineers and Technicians; with lengthy experience maintaining, servicing & re-manufacturing air compressors used in high voltage circuit breaker mechanism since 1979

Fluke Awarded $1.4M Federal Grant To Establish Smart Grid Calibration Technology

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:27:00 GMT

Fluke Corporation, the global leader in handheld electronic test and measurement technology and electrical calibration, will receive $1.4M in federal stimulus funding, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to ensure the Smart Grid is reliable and stable, and ready to accept power from renewable resources including wind and solar

China's XJ Group Orders Initial 100 Sets Of Wind Turbine Core Electrical Components From AMSC

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:21:00 GMT

American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, announced recently that it has received an initial order for 100 sets of wind turbine core electrical components from China's XJ Group Corporation (XJ Group).

GE's New AKD-20 Low-Voltage Switchgear With EntelliGuard Breaker-Trip Unit Enhances Arc-Flash Protection Without Sacrificing Selectivity

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:39:00 GMT

That new twinkle in the eyes of switchgear end-users, consultants and specifiers-people with major concerns or oversight of mission-critical electrical loads-may be elation over the new AKD-20 Low-Voltage Switchgear from GE Consumer & Industrial's Electrical Distribution business

IEEE To Revise C37 Standard For Transient Recovery Voltage

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:05:00 GMT

The IEEE has approved work to begin on a revision to one of the standards in the IEEE C37T family of switchgear standards

PPL Electric Utilities Completes Third Purchases Of 2011 Electricity Supply

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:10:00 GMT

PPL Electric Utilities on Thursday (1/21) announced the results of the third in a series of scheduled purchases for 2011 electricity supply. In this round, 18 companies competed for supply contracts

Integrated Electrical Services Showcases Its Electrical And Communications Capabilities At International Builders' Show Jan. 19-22

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:57:00 GMT

Integrated Electrical Services Residential, the nation's largest residential electrical and communications contractor (Nasdaq: IESC), (www.ies-co.com), will showcase its broad range of electrical and communications services at the International Builders' Show opening today and running through January 22

EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract For Installation Of Electrical Systems At The Oregon State Hospital Facility

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:30:00 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 Dynalectric Oregon subsidiary has been awarded several contracts for the installation of various electrical systems at the Oregon State Hospital facility, the primary state-run psychiatric hospital facility, located in Salem, Oregon

AMSC Receives Fourth D-VAR System Order For Power Grid In China

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT

American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, today announced that it has received a new D-VAR system order to increase the reliability of a portion of the power grid in China operated by China Southern Power Grid Company Ltd., which is one of the two State Owned Enterprises that operate all of China's power grids

Agilent Technologies Launches New Clamp Meters; Updates Handheld Instruments With Safety-Conscious Color Scheme

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the U1210 series handheld clamp meters, with up to 1000 A of high-current measurement capability for cables up to 2 inches in diameter. Agilent also announced an updated range of handheld instruments clad in vivid orange to highlight the company's commitment to user safety

ABB Wins $15 Million Power Order In Vietnam

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:31:00 GMT

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $15 million from Lilama Corporation for an outdoor substation and transformers as an integral part of an electrical balance of plant (eBoP) solution for the Vung Ang 1 power plant in Vietnam

Turkish Power Company Enerjisa Targets Country's Continuing Need For Reliable Electricity; Signs New Service Agreement With GE

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:18:00 GMT

Enerjisa Power Generation Company has signed a six-year service agreement with GE, covering three power plants that are producing enough electricity to meet the requirements of 50,000 customers

Shermco Industries Receives Electrical Industry Award

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:08:49 GMT

Shermco Industries, a leading provider of rotating apparatus and electrical power system testing, commissioning, repair, maintenance and training, has received a bronze Training Partner Award for 2009/10 from the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry

LS Power Announces New Transmission Project To Facilitate Renewable Energy Development In Illinois And Indiana

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:44:00 GMT

LS Power announced today that it is taking steps to develop the LaSalle Transmission Project ("LaSalle"), a new 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission project connecting Illinois and Indiana. The project is intended to facilitate renewable energy development within the region