Cut Transmission Line Loss by More than 50%? EPRI Points the Way A new report from the Electric Power Research Institute suggests efficiency gains using superconducting DC transmission lines could be significant. Mar 3, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

No Surprise Here: French Consortium Wins Bid for Areva T&D Areva SA has announced that the French consortium of Alstom SA and Schneider Electric SA has been selected to buy its transmission and distribution division, leaving international bidders General Electric and Toshiba in the cold. Dec 1, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

Carbon Nanotubes for Transmission Lines? It Could Happen Rice University researchers have developed carbon nanotubes hundreds of meters long which they say could be used as electricity transmission lines. These nanotubes may have other Smart Grid applications as well. Nov 11, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Why GE’s Bid for Areva T&D May Be Toast (French Toast) The Smart Grid is seeing explosive growth. And Areva T&D is one of the top performers in the Smart Grid space. So why is its Paris-based parent auctioning it off just as the going gets good? Jesse Berst tells you the rest of the story... including the reason General Electric may have trouble winning the auction no matter how much it bids. Nov 10, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

ATC Looks to Advance PMU and Fiber Optic Technologies Multi-state transmission utility American Transmission Company (ATC) is negotiating two DOE investment grants totaling $12.7 million for expansion of its Smart Grid technologies programs that include grid monitoring and fiber optics communications. Nov 9, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

GE Makes Offer for Areva T&D General Electric has submitted a binding offer for Paris-based Areva's transmission and distribution group, Areva T&D. It is one of three offers; other bidders are an all-French consortium and Toshiba Corp. of Japan. Nov 9, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

New Effort Exploring Ways to Reduce T&D Loss and Save Power The U.S. loses roughly 300 billion kWh of power from transmission and distribution line loss. A collaboration between EPRI, FERC, system operators and utilities are working to fix that problem and save power. Nov 4, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   3 Active Comment(s)

Can We Meet Our Energy Needs with Homegrown Renewables? Renewable energy resources within the boundaries of at least 23 states could provide all of their internal electric power needs, according to a report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). But the cost of transmission remains a roadblock. Oct 23, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Smart Grid Technologies: First-Ever Linkage of America’s Three Big Grids The Tres Amigas project will link America's three power grids for the first time, and will be the country's first renewable energy market hub. It’s a cooperative effort between Smart Grid technologies provider American Superconductor and merchant transmission company Tres Amigas. Oct 13, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

WAMS for U.S... Automation market growing... Proof of DR value U.S. needs WAMS says government... World market for EMS, SCADA and DMS hits $1.4B... Smart metering spending set to grow... NERC moves to enforcement... Europe's future energy shortage... DR research proves value. Sep 18, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

Sensors to monitor transmission... U.S. grid-tied PV installations... DG to grow in Europe Iowa State University developing sensors to monitor transmission nationally... Distributed generation to grow in Europe... U.S. grid-tied PV installations to reach 290MW... Microgrids best form of energy surety?... GE assessing renewables in California... Wind and DG interconnection research... DE for reactive power... IEA and EIA predict energy future... New transmission reliability research center. Jul 16, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

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