ABB will acquire specialist software provider Insert Key Solutions, a move intended to create a broad set of solutions for asset and work management, maintenance optimization and equipment reliability.
To take full advantage of smart grid technologies and renewable energy will require expansion of the nation's transmission system and a new report from Pike Research says high-voltage DC transmission will be one of the most important high-growth sectors in this market.
Transmission owners are already implementing advanced power electronics for a variety of applications. Now some are taking it a step further to strengthen their systems and account for variable power flows that result from wind and solar penetration. KEMA's Siri Varadan explains why there's never been a better time to investigate what advanced power electronics can achieve.
Regional transmission operator PJM Interconnection is moving ahead with a program to beef up the digital intelligence of the country's largest electric transmission system by installing more advanced monitoring equipment. A $14 million DOE stimulus grant is covering half the cost of the synchrophasor deployment project.
A University of Houston researcher is working on a Smart Grid technology with high-temperature superconducting wire that could transmit as much as 10 times more power than copper cables.
Midwest ISO becomes the first regional transmission operator (RTO) to move ahead with a synchrophasor deployment. The installation of more than 150 of the units is expected to help improve grid reliability and stability and may yield more transmission capacity.
Public opposition to overhead power lines is a given. But some companies are working in the other direction: under water. A number of underwater transmission projects are underway with more waiting in the wings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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