International News
Eaton completes acquisition of US-based Royal Power Solutions
Power management company Eaton has completed the acquisition of Royal Power Solutions, a US-based manufacturer of high-precision electrical connectivity components.
Linxon secures long-term turnkey order in Ireland
- Dec 22, 2021
Linxon has won its first strategic long-term framework agreement for the turnkey delivery of high voltage substations in Ireland.
World’s first collaboration to replace SF6 from existing HV equipment
- Dec 17, 2021
National Grid, a leading grid operator in UK and USA, has partnered with Hitachi Energy in a pilot project to replace SF6 with a greener alternative. The pilot project will be conducted at the Richborough substation in Kent.
Linxon wins turnkey order for 380kV substation in Saudi Arabia
- Dec 8, 2021
Linxon has won an order from Samsung C&T in Saudi Arabia to engineer, procure and construct a 380kV substation project to connect Tanajib cogeneration and desalination project to the Saudi electricity grid.
Nexans to supply 500kV HVDC cable for Tyrrhenian Link in Italy
- Dec 1, 2021
Nexans has been awarded a frame contract for more than 650 million Euros with Italian grid operator Terna, supplying interconnector cabling solution for its Tyrrhenian Link in Italy.
Siemens Energy plans new facility for vacuum interrupters at Berlin
- Nov 23, 2021
Siemens Energy is investing over 60 million Euros in a new production facility in its plant at Berlin, the capital city of Germany.
Commercial deployment of Sumitomo Electric’s new conductor soon
- Nov 19, 2021
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. will supply its newly-developed “61TACSR/HRAC” conductor to the Japanese power transmission network, effective December 2021.
Siemens and Fluence support Madeira’s grid resilience
- Nov 18, 2021
Siemens Smart Infrastructure, in partnership with Fluence, is working to help the Portuguese island of Madeira gain greater energy independence and grid resilience using renewable energy.
Supplied by Siemens, world’s first F-gas-free circuit-breaker panel goes into operation
- Nov 10, 2021
In cooperation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, E.ON subsidiary Westnetz, one of Germany’s largest distribution grid operators, has expanded its Bekond substation in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with a fluorine gas-free NXPLUS C 24 circuit-breaker panel. It is the first panel of its type in the world to go into operation using Clean Air, the climate-neutral insulation gas.
DNV provides technical due diligence for Australian bus electrification project
- Oct 26, 2021
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is participating in one of Australia’s leading end-to-end bus depot electrification projects.