International News
Sumitomo Electric plans power cable factory in UK
Sumitomo Electric has decided to establish a factory in the Scottish Highlands, UK in order to capture the increasing demand for high-end cables in the region.
GE’s FACTS portfolio helps customers meet complex grid challenges
- Apr 28, 2023
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has won five Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) in recent months, reflecting customers’ confidence in GE’s technology to help them increase the power transfer capability and controllability of their AC grids.
London Power Tunnels: National Grid and Linxon breaks ground on a new substation
- Apr 26, 2023
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new 400kV electricity substation in Bengeworth Road, Lambeth with teams from National Grid and Linxon making a start on the construction of the substation.
DNV engaged as independent expert for SE Asia’s largest energy storage system
- Mar 20, 2023
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, DNV has acted as advisor for the commissioning of the energy storage system (ESS) developed by Sembcorp Industries on Singapore’s Jurong Island.
Linxon forms strategic partnership with Available Power for 1-GW battery energy storage
- Mar 2, 2023
Available Power and Linxon announced a strategic partnership to scale the North American energy storage market.
Virginia Transformers officially inaugurates its fifth manufacturing facility
- Feb 14, 2023
Virginia Transformers has announced the official launch of its fifth manufacturing facility. This new plant, which started its operations in October 2022, is located at Chihuahua in Mexico.
GE Grid Solutions to modernize 39 substations in Nepal
- Feb 8, 2023
GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to automate 39 substations across Nepal, as part of an Asian Development Bank-funded project.
Siemens and EnergyHub collaborate for DER management
- Feb 8, 2023
Siemens has announced its partnership with EnergyHub to expand its ecosystem of partners for its grid software business.
Longest undersea tunnel in the world, reaches technical milestone with GE
- Feb 1, 2023
Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, has reached a technological milestone with Getlink’s commissioning of a high-voltage grid solution from GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business.
GE connects all units of Jinzhai pumped storage plant in China
- Jan 31, 2023
GE has announced that it has successfully connected to grid all units of a major 1.2-GW pumped storage plant in China.