Cemig and S&C Electric Company Improve Grid Reliability
Smart Grid Technology Helps Improve Power Reliability in Minas Gerais SAO PAULO - S&C Electric Company, a global smart grid leader shaping the future of reliable electric delivery, today announces the company was awarded a $38.5-million USD (R$78 million) contract to replace underground distribution switchgear at Cemig DistribuiÃ-§ÃƒÂ£o SA, the largest energy distribution company in...
Read More »GE Helps Make Chile's Biggest Industrial Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Possible, with State-of-the-Art Inverter Technology
Â-· GE Inverter Technology is Key to Plant Output, Efficiency and Scalability · Pioneering Solar Plant Will Supply Clean Energy to Region's Heavy Industry · Aids in Chile's Efforts to Diversify Energy Sources NORTHERN ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE - Chile's sun-drenched northern Atacama Desert is ideal for solar photovoltaic (PV) electric power production, and GE's (NYSE: GE)...
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Medium Voltage Padmount Switchgear suits outdoor installations.
Metal-enclosed switching product, VersaPad(TM), utilizes VersaRupter load break switch with arc-extinguishing system. Dead-front enclosure, where all energized components are enclosed within inner grounded steel compartment, provides electrical isolation as well as protection from contamination. Footprint facilitates replacement of existing field units without changing pad or cables or requiring...
Read More »Switchgear incorporates 4,000 A circuit breaker.
Engineered to protect, control, and monitor low-voltage distribution systems, 30 in. wide Magnum DS incorporates Magnum Narrow 4,000 A circuit breaker, which uses Digitrip(TM) unit technology, featuring Zone Selective Interlocking(TM) and Arcflash Reduction Maintenance System(TM) technology. Circuit breaker supports Modbus and INCOM(TM) communications. Tested to ANSI C37.20.7.1 and IEC 60947-2...
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TOP 3 SEAL TROUBLE SIGNS and HOW TO FIX IT
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Read More »Arc-Resistant Switchgear features front accessible design.
Providing centralized control and protection for low-voltage power distribution equipment, Arc-Resistant Switchgear has front-accessible design that enables equipment to be installed against wall. Switchgear meets UL 1558 and ANSI C37.20.7 arc-resistant standards and is engineered to protect personnel from dangerous arcing faults by redirecting or channeling arc energy out top of gear....
Read More »ABB Wins $100 Million Power Orders to Boost Production at Rio Tinto Mines in Australia
Substations to reinforce power distribution for expanded operations Zurich, Switzerland- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines in Western Australia. The upgrades and installation of new power infrastructure will raise the voltage level of the...
Read More »ABB Wins Substations Order With Hydro One in Canada
New power infrastructure to integrate conventional and distributed generation and help reinforce transmission grid Zurich, Switzerland - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a major order from Hydro One Networks Inc., the power transmission and distribution utility of the Canadian province of Ontario, to supply an indoor gas-insulated switchgear substation, an outdoor...
Read More »Siemens Awarded Power Plant Order from Singapore
Siemens has received an order to supply the power block and other main components for the new combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Singapore. As part of the largest seawater desalination facility Tuaspring in Singapore, the plant will deliver around 411 megawatts (MW) of environmentally friendly electricity. Tuaspring is scheduled to go online in 2014. Purchaser is Hydrochem (S) Pte Ltd., a...
Read More »ABB to Provide New Arc-Resistant Transformers for BC Hydro in Canada
ABB offers highest levels of safety with first-of-its-kind, arc-resistant, dry-type transformer technology for BC Hydro's British Columbia Hydro Bridge River project. Sacramento, CA - ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is designing and building a new, first-of-its-kind transformer safety solution - the arc-resistant, medium voltage, dry-type transformer - for Vancouver,...
Read More »ABB Wins Electrification Order for Pulp Mill in Uruguay
Reliable, efficient power and automation solutions for state-of-the-art Montes del Plata mill Zurich, Switzerland - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to supply process electrification and power distribution infrastructure as well as equipment for a new pulp mill in southwestern Uruguay. The Montes del Plata pulp mill is a joint project of Finnish pulp and...
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Eliminate Expensive Repairs with the Hot-Shot Pipe Thawing Machine
The new Hot Shot Pipe Thawing Machine delivers an innovative and highly effective approach to thawing frozen pipes. Easy to use and versatile, it is loaded with robust features that further suit it to many challenging environments. To learn all about it, see our video.
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