News
-
Image courtesy Enea Polish grid operator Enea has announced a two-prong network project: first, to test automatic control of transformers and special control algorithms to improve operations; second, to train staff in their competencies to use these improved technologies. According to Enea in a release, the full name of the project is ‘Cyber-physical system using…
-
SICAM EGS. Image courtesy Siemens Siemens Smart Infrastructure has delivered to market the SICAM Enhanced Grid Sensor (EGS), designed to address the key challenge of distribution network transparency for grid operators. According to the Siemens Smart Infrastructure in a release, the new grid sensor solution will play a pivotal role in digitalising distribution grids, enabling…
-
Image: Neoenergia Neoenergia has reported its grid automation technology deployment has reached 70% coverage in São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul. Neoenergia Elektro, part of the Iberdrola group, invested around R$5.5 million (US$1 million) in automatic reclosers in the first half of 2024. With the 70% coverage, almost two million customers are benefitting from…
-
Image courtesy Hitachi Energy Tech giant Hitachi Energy and energy company Qair have teamed up to build an advanced digital and control backbone, connecting and optimising a portfolio of Brazilian renewable energy projects to deliver a near real-time view of operational performance. For the partnership, Qair worked with Hitachi Energy to implement a MicroSCADA system…
-
Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink). Image credit: SunCable Renewable infrastructure developer SunCable has received approval from the Commonwealth Government for the Australian component of the Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink). The project has secured the necessary approvals from the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water, as well as the Northern Territory Government and NT Environment Protection Authority.…
-
Image by Kristaps Anshkens. Courtesy AST. As the February 2025 Russian disconnection deadline lingers on the horizon for the Baltic states, Latvia’s Ventspils port has welcomed the second synchronous compensator delivery. The ice-free, deep-water sea port on the Baltic coast of Latvia has this week welcomed an important cargo delivery by Siemens Energy from Germany…
-
Image courtesy TenneT Dutch German TSO TenneT has signed a long-term contract with construction companies BAM Infra Nederland, Strukton Wegen & Beton and VolkerWessels Hoogspanning Civiel, following a tender process in a bid to expand the grid and transmit 30% more power. The parties will carry out civil engineering work for major above-ground high-voltage grid…
-
QualiTech, a global manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition and food ingredient products and services, has announced the acquisition of Ellison Bakery, a manufacturer of cookies, snack bars, crunches, toppings, and inclusion ingredients for retail, food service and private label end markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US,…
-
The agreement was signed during a signing ceremony. Lotta Medelius-Bredhe, director general, Svenska kraftnät (left) and tobias hansson, country managing director, Hitachi Energy (right). Image courtesy Hitachi Energy. Hitachi Energy has signed an eight-year framework agreement with Swedish TSO Svenska kraftnät to provide transformers and shunt reactors to strengthen the Swedish power grid. In a…
-
The Murray Percival Company, the premier manufacturer’s rep in the Midwest and one of the longest tenured distributors in the electronics industry, is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming SMTA Michigan Expo & Tech Forum on August 27, 2024, in Livonia, Michigan, and the SMTA Ohio Valley Expo & Tech Forum on August…
© 2b Publishing 2026.