Electric power transmission systems

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Industry | BizVibe Adds New Utility Companies Which Can Be Discovered and Tracked

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Friday, March 19, 2021
Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission systems, Electric power, Energy, Electrical engineering, Articles, Chubu Electric Power, JERA, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Electrical grid

NEW YORK, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --BizVibe is continuing to expand the number of companies which can be discovered and tracked within their electric power generation, transmission, and distribution category offering.

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  • NEW YORK, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --BizVibe is continuing to expand the number of companies which can be discovered and tracked within their electric power generation, transmission, and distribution category offering.
  • BizVibe's detailed company profile insights help users to discover, track, evaluate, and connect with electric power generation, transmission, and distribution companies from all over the world.
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    BizVibe's platform contains 140,000+ electric power generation, transmission, and distribution company profiles which span across 150+ countries:
    BizVibe lists electric power generation, transmission, and distribution as a part of their utilities industry.
  • This industry contains 3 total industry groups which all contain hundreds of company profiles that can be viewed for free.

Guidehouse Insights Names Schweitzer Engineering Labs, Schneider Electric, and Siemens the Leading Microgrid Controls Vendors

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Technology, Consulting, Other Energy, Other Technology, Oil, Gas, Professional services, Alternative energy, Energy, Data management, Manufacturing, Companies, Secondary sector of the economy, Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission systems, Auschwitz concentration camp, Siemens, Microgrid, Schneider Electric, Electrical grid, Guidehouse Insights, Guidehouse

A new Leaderboard report from Guidehouse Insights examines the strategy and execution of 16 microgrid controls vendors, with Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL), Schneider Electric, and Siemens ranked as the leading market players.

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  • A new Leaderboard report from Guidehouse Insights examines the strategy and execution of 16 microgrid controls vendors, with Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL), Schneider Electric, and Siemens ranked as the leading market players.
  • Click to tweet : According to a new Leaderboard report from @WeAreGHInsights , SEL, Schneider Electric, and Siemens are the leading providers of microgrid controls.
  • The report, Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard: Microgrid Controls Vendors , evaluates the strategy and execution of 13 UESSIs.
  • * The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard: Microgrid Controls Vendors, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis.

Outlook on the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Global Market to 2030 - Identify Growth Segments for Investment - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, March 12, 2021
Energy, Other Manufacturing, Utilities, Manufacturing, Electric power transmission systems, Energy, Electric power distribution, Electrical grid, Articles, Electricity, Electric power transmission

The "Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Asia Pacific was the largest region in the global electric power generation, transmission, and distribution market, accounting for 44% of the market in 2020.
  • Western Europe was the second largest region accounting for 26% of the global electric power generation, transmission, and distribution market.
  • Africa was the smallest region in the global electric power generation, transmission, and distribution market.

VEIR Raises $10M Series A and Debuts New Approach to Electricity Transmission to Transform the Grid

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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Environment, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative energy, Energy, Nuclear, Articles, Matter, Electromagnetism, Superconductivity, Electric power transmission systems, Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission, Electrical safety, Monopoly, High-temperature superconductivity, Electrical grid, Technological applications of superconductivity

VEIR, a company developing a new approach to using High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) for electricity transmission, today announced $10 million in Series A financing and debuted a new architecture for high-voltage superconducting transmission lines to transform the grid.

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  • VEIR, a company developing a new approach to using High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) for electricity transmission, today announced $10 million in Series A financing and debuted a new architecture for high-voltage superconducting transmission lines to transform the grid.
  • However, as demonstrated by the failure of several high-profile transmission projects, current transmission technologies are too expensive and often face political opposition.
  • Together, the team is commercializing an approach based on HTS tape and a novel cooling system for high-voltage superconducting transmission lines.
  • Achieving decarbonization goals require increasing penetrations of renewables that are located far from major population centers along traditional transmission corridors.

Sentient Energy® Acquires Key Assets of Varentec® to Give Utilities Comprehensive Visibility, Analytics, and Control to the Distribution Grid Edge

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission systems, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism, Electrical grid, Articles, Distribution Transformer Monitor, Electric power, Smart grid

This technology acquisition along with ouradvanced analytics capabilities positions Sentient Energy as a comprehensive solutions provider for todays increasingly complex distribution grid management needs, Bob Karschnia, Sentient Energys CEO said.

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  • This technology acquisition along with ouradvanced analytics capabilities positions Sentient Energy as a comprehensive solutions provider for todays increasingly complex distribution grid management needs, Bob Karschnia, Sentient Energys CEO said.
  • The technology acquisition gives Sentient Energy customers comprehensive visibility and control of grid performance from the utility substation transformer to beyond the service transformer from a single vendor.
  • The combined technologies will give utilities unparalleled distribution grid visibility and control for greater safety, reliability, and efficiency of the entire distribution grid across both medium and low voltage distribution networks.
  • Varentec brings intelligence and dynamic control to the edge of the grid through its Edge of Network Grid Optimization (ENGO) hardware and Grid Edge Management System (GEMS) software.

Global Load Break Switch Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Utilities, Energy, Electric power distribution, Electric power, Electric power transmission systems, Human–machine interaction, Switch, Electrical grid, Railroad switch, Electrical engineering

The utility segment is estimated to dominate the market for load break switches over the forecast period.

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  • The utility segment is estimated to dominate the market for load break switches over the forecast period.
  • Gas (SF6) insulated load break switch is estimated to have the largest share in the market owing to meet the increasing requirement of the electric utility industry, providing safe operation.
  • With remote grid access being another major agenda in these countries, remote power generation projects also contribute to the growth of the load break switch markets.
  • The market is expected to witness a huge opportunity through the digitization of the utility sector in the region.

Texas Grid Manager, Electricity Transmission Company Hit with Lawsuit for Ignoring Warnings About Grid, Electricity Infrastructure Weaknesses

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Saturday, February 20, 2021
Energy, Electric power distribution, Electric power, Electric power transmission systems, Articles, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Electrical engineering, American Electric Power, Electrical grid, Electric power industry, Electric power transmission

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas' electricity grid manager ERCOT and electricity transmission company American Electric Power Company (AEP) consciously ignored repeated warnings about weaknesses in the state's power infrastructure and bear responsibility for property damage and business interruptions from recent catastrophic winter weather power outages, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

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  • CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas' electricity grid manager ERCOT and electricity transmission company American Electric Power Company (AEP) consciously ignored repeated warnings about weaknesses in the state's power infrastructure and bear responsibility for property damage and business interruptions from recent catastrophic winter weather power outages, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
  • In addition, the disruptions rendered private property unusable and amounted to an illegal "taking" of private property by the government.
  • The emergency was caused solely by their failure to heed investigation findings from similar grid failures in 2011 and 1989, the lawsuit states.
  • The lawsuit is Donald McCarley v Electric Reliability Council of Texas et al., case no.

Hawaiian Electric and Open Access Technology International, Inc. Expand Paradigm-Shifting Grid Services Project

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Electric power distribution, Electric power transmission systems, Distributed generation, Virtual power plant, Electrical grid

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is pleased to announce the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved the second Grid Services Purchase Agreement ("GSPA") with Hawaiian Electric.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is pleased to announce the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved the second Grid Services Purchase Agreement ("GSPA") with Hawaiian Electric.
  • With this agreement, GSPA, OATI will continue to expand the provision of grid services to Hawaiian Electric.
  • OATI and its Energy Alliance members will work cooperatively with Hawaiian Electric to subscribe customers to this program who will receive incentives from Hawaiian Electric for their participation.
  • The OATI cloud-based system will manage the delivery of the grid services from DER-based virtual power plants (VPPs) to assure even greater reliability on Hawaiian Electric's island grids and savings to Hawaiian Electric customers.

EPRI CEO: In Wake of Texas, Electric Grid Planning Expected to Change to Address Climate Risk

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Electric power transmission systems, Electric power distribution, Electrical grid, Electric Power Research Institute, Climate change, Articles, Energy, California

"Right now, men and women from numerous utilities are working tirelessly to restore service throughout Texas and the Southwest.

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  • "Right now, men and women from numerous utilities are working tirelessly to restore service throughout Texas and the Southwest.
  • But the realities of climate change are prompting some grid operators to look at system planning and generators in a new way, to evaluate plant extreme weather readiness.
  • EPRI scientists and engineers concluded that grid operator planning processes, including resource adequacy planning, typically don't consider extreme climate scenarios that a resilient grid must be able to handle going forward.
  • "Also, our existing grid supply and delivery assets must be hardened for climate change scenarios regardless of generationrenewables and fossil fuels.

LF Energy Partners with Sony Computer Science Laboratories to Launch Open-Source Microgrid Project

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Articles, Electric power distribution, Systems theory, Electrical grid, Electric power transmission systems, Control theory, Microgrid, Optimal control, Renewable energy, Linux Foundation, Energy

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, a Linux Foundation nonprofit seeking to accelerate the energy transition of the world's grids and transportation systems through open source, along with its newest member, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL) , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, announced today Hyphae, a microgrid initiative to automate the peer-to-peer distribution of renewable energy.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, a Linux Foundation nonprofit seeking to accelerate the energy transition of the world's grids and transportation systems through open source, along with its newest member, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL) , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, announced today Hyphae, a microgrid initiative to automate the peer-to-peer distribution of renewable energy.
  • With resilient, peer-to-peer microgrid energy trading, even the most remote communities will be able to store and distribute energy autonomously without connecting to large-scale power stations or electrical distribution networks.
  • "By working with LF Energy, we see a path toward an interoperable, cloud-native, configurable microgrid that will revolutionize the world's relationship with networking energy," said Dr. Hiroaki Kitano , president and CEO of Sony CSL.
  • LF Energy is currently looking to collaborate with hardware partners to ensure they create an entirely interoperable system.