CIGRE

John D. McDonald Appointed to Resilient Entanglement Board of Advisors

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

DENVER, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilient Entanglement (RE) is thrilled to announce that John D. McDonald, Founder & CEO of JDM Associates, LLC, is joining our Board of Advisors.

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  • DENVER, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilient Entanglement (RE) is thrilled to announce that John D. McDonald, Founder & CEO of JDM Associates, LLC, is joining our Board of Advisors.
  • John has over 50 years of experience in the electric utility transmission and distribution industry.
  • Before launching JDM Associates, John was the Smart Grid Business Development Leader for General Electric (GE) Grid Solutions.
  • As a Board of Advisors member, John advises senior leadership and engineering staff on integrating climate-resiliency and energy distribution efficiency into the grid using predictive analysis and cutting-edge quantum algorithms.

Huawei Proposes Key Measures to Boost Digital Productivity and Accelerate Electric Power Intelligence

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Friday, September 22, 2023

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At HUAWEI CONNECT 2023, Huawei Electric Power Digitalization BU held a summit titled "Thrive with Digital, Accelerate Intelligence for Electric Power".

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  • SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At HUAWEI CONNECT 2023, Huawei Electric Power Digitalization BU held a summit titled "Thrive with Digital, Accelerate Intelligence for Electric Power".
  • Changes to digital production relationships (awareness, organization, and talent), digital productivity upgrades like computing and transmission power, and architecture-mode-ecosystem innovation can all drive intelligent evolution of the power system.
  • Sun continued that digital transformation of electric power requires a computing power system with an architecture and on-demand, accurate, and secure network connections.
  • In addition, the PLN and Huawei joint innovation & talent development program was announced and Huawei's global intelligent electric power showcases were also officially released.

Global Low-voltage Cable Market Report 2023: Sector is Expected to Reach $181.9 Billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 6.77% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

The global low voltage cable market is anticipated to across USD 181.90 Billion market size by 2028, increasing from USD 123.10 Billion in 2022.

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  • The global low voltage cable market is anticipated to across USD 181.90 Billion market size by 2028, increasing from USD 123.10 Billion in 2022.
  • Also, setting up rooftop solar panels to satisfy the electricity demand of a single house requires the setting of new low voltage lines.
  • Technological advancements are another key factor contributing to the significance of the Asia Pacific region in the low voltage market.
  • These developments aim to enhance energy management, grid stability, and promote sustainable practices in the low voltage market.

Huawei Launches Four Electric Power Solutions to Drive Global Energy Transition

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023), Huawei held its Electric Power Summit themed "Find the Right Technologies to Power Global Energy Transition."

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023), Huawei held its Electric Power Summit themed "Find the Right Technologies to Power Global Energy Transition."
  • To address the challenges faced by the future power grid, Huawei has developed four solutions, including the Power Distribution IoT Solution.
  • Zhou Haojie, COO of Huawei Electric Power Digitalization Business Unit, made a keynote speech at the summit.
  • He also unveiled four new solutions and introduced the successful practices of Huawei solutions in power grid scenarios.

EU Affirms Confidence in GE’s g³ Technology by Co-Funding Development of Its 245 kV SF₆-free g³ Gas-Insulated Substation

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

GEs LIFE SF6-FREE GIS project addresses the urgent need for reducing the use of SF6, a powerful greenhouse gas currently prevalent in high voltage equipment, with GEs game-changing g gas technology.

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  • GEs LIFE SF6-FREE GIS project addresses the urgent need for reducing the use of SF6, a powerful greenhouse gas currently prevalent in high voltage equipment, with GEs game-changing g gas technology.
  • g equipment feature the same high performance and compact size as traditional SF products with a 99% reduced global warming potential.
  • Today, more than 30 leading electrical utilities have already adopted GEs g products for their high voltage networks.
  • At this weeks CIGRE Session 2022 in Paris, GE is exhibiting the worlds first SF6-free interrupter for protecting 420 kV 63 kA networks.

Plexigrid launches Monte Carlo scenario simulations for distribution grid planning

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Plexigrid announced the release of the Monte Carlo simulation functionality at the CIGRE conference in Paris, France, on August 29th, 2022.

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  • Plexigrid announced the release of the Monte Carlo simulation functionality at the CIGRE conference in Paris, France, on August 29th, 2022.
  • Grid planning becomes more efficient and investment decisions more accurate if you can model your network and use the Monte Carlo probabilistic approach.
  • This way connection of renewables to the grid can be increased and unnecessary grid investments can be avoided, said Alberto Mendez, CEO, at Plexigrid.
  • By tapping into the Monte Carlo approach, Plexigrid can generate more advanced and extensive scenarios that incorporate more unknowns and facilitate better medium- long-term grid planning.

Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Energy are rising to the challenge of advancing a sustainable energy future for all

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

A major theme is the shared commitment to powering good with social innovation and advancing a sustainable energy future for all.

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  • A major theme is the shared commitment to powering good with social innovation and advancing a sustainable energy future for all.
  • In an important landmark, both Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Energy will exhibit together at this live event for the first time (Booth S232).
  • During the conference, the combined experts will share more than 50 papers across the energy sector's most critical topics.
  • Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all.

GE to Unveil Grid Technology Innovations at CIGRE 2022

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

GE Renewable Energys Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE) today announced it will unveil new technologies at CIGRE Session 2022.

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  • GE Renewable Energys Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GE) today announced it will unveil new technologies at CIGRE Session 2022.
  • To support this transition while building a grid that will be sustainable for the next hundred years, we are working closely with our customers to continue to find ways to make the grid more efficient, resilient, and sustainable, said Vera Silva, Chief Technology Officer at GE Grid Solutions.
  • At this years CIGRE, GE Renewable Energys Grid Solutions business will spotlight its latest innovations and services as part of the companys holistic approach to building the grid of the future with a special emphasis on four of the biggest challenges facing the grid: modernization, decarbonization, digitization and electrification.
  • For daily updates , follow GEs Grid Solutions business at @GE Grid Solutions and hashtags #GEatCIGRE & #GEGrid.

CTC Global Receives ISO/IEC 17025 Test Lab Accreditation

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

CTC Global announced today that its testing laboratory has received a Certificate of Accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 from the prestigious International Accreditation Service (IAS).

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  • CTC Global announced today that its testing laboratory has received a Certificate of Accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025 from the prestigious International Accreditation Service (IAS).
  • This will enable CTC to fulfill type-testing requirements and issue type test reports to utilities from around the world on a one-stop basis.
  • Sitton stated: This certification demonstrates once again that CTC Global is the worlds leader in developing, manufacturing and testing high performance composite cores for electrical transmission and distribution overhead conductors.
  • CTC works hard to build trust through transparency and to support its customers and manufacturing partners with excellent products, and world-class technical solutions.

ISA Leading Development of Electric Energy Operational Technology Security Profile for IEC 62443 Standard

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

DURHAM, N.C., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), global equipment suppliers, and other stakeholders announced the establishment of the Electric Energy OT Security Profile working group hosted by the International Society of Automation™ ISA99 standards committee.

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  • Global stakeholders are now collaborating on an initiative to align electric energy operational technology (OT) cybersecurity application guides with mapping to the IEC 62443 standards.
  • The Electric Energy OT Security Profile will be a cybersecurity work product utilizing the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards.
  • DOE's Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive Task Force (SEI ETF) evaluated available industry standards and recommended the electric energy OT applications be formalized as ISA/IEC 62443-5 security profile applicationsgaining international energy sector consensus on applying ISA/IEC 62443 to electric energy OT applications.
  • The Electric Energy OT Security Profile will be publicly available at no charge for asset owners, manufacturers, standards organizations, and other industry stakeholders.