International News
EWEC Announces Partners for world’s largest solar plant
Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC), the water and electricity utility of UAE, has announced the award for the world’s largest solar power plant.
First of three offshore transformers for Scotland project shipped
- Jul 5, 2020
In a world’s first, Siemens Energy is connecting three Offshore Transformer Modules® (OTM®), its range of AC offshore substation platforms, and will transmit the power generated from the 950-mw Moray East Offshore Windfarm project, located 22km off the Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland.
Inobat Auto secures additional funding for Slovakian project
- Jul 2, 2020
Europe’s leading R&D and electric battery production company InoBat Auto has secured additional Euro 10 million investment to fund the development of a first-of-its kind 100 MWh R&D centre and production line in Slovakia.
Siemens, CCDCOE to continue cooperation on cybersecurity
- Jul 2, 2020
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) have signed an MoU to continue the cooperation on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.
First ACCC AZR Installation In Europe Underway
- Jul 1, 2020
Installation began in May 2020 on the first major project in Europe featuring ACCC AZR Conductor, CTC Global’s new conductor variant featuring the use of AT3 alloy for exceptional wind/ice performance.
NKT wins its largest order ever, to supply 525kV cables to Germany
- Jun 30, 2020
NKT has been awarded its largest order ever — of over 1 billion Euros .Placed by TenneT and TransnetBW, the contracts comprise the supply and installation of a 525kV XLPE high-voltage DC (direct current) onshore cable system with a route length of approx. 750 km for the German SuedLink corridor.
RWE adopts Siemens technology for power plant monitoring
- Jun 25, 2020
RWE is making its power station control system fit for the future by adopting a new technology. Optime, a new SCADA system based on Siemens Spectrum Power, gives RWE a uniform control technology.
Nexans to supply HV cables to Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm
- Jun 12, 2020
Nexans has been awarded a major contract by SSE Renewables to design, manufacture and install the high voltage onshore and offshore export cables for Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm.
Siemens lands mandate for HVDC link in Greece
- Jun 11, 2020
A consortium led by Siemens Gas and Power (Siemens Energy) has been awarded a turnkey contract for two converter stations for the Greek high voltage direct current (HVDC) link that will connect Crete, Greece’s largest and most populous island, with the mainland of Greece.
European Commission clears acquisition of ABB power grid by Hitachi
- Jun 10, 2020
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of the power grid division of ABB of Switzerland by Hitachi of Japan.