Europe | April 22, 2015

Alstom unveils new green manufacturing and R&D site in Italy

Italy, Milan: President of Alstom Grid has unveiled the new Alstom Grid site in Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan in Italy.

 

Italy, Milan: President of Alstom Grid has unveiled the new Alstom Grid site in Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan in Italy.

The new plant is the Grid’s worldwide centre for the research, development, production and testing of bushings for both direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) applications, used for power transformers, gas insulated switchgear (GIS), generators as well as in AC/DC yards up to 1100 kV, states the company in the press release.

The site includes one of the largest test laboratories in Europe and is Alstom’s worldwide technical competence centre for bushings.

Alstom invested over €30 million in the project, including the development and industrialisation of innovative bushing technologies such as wall-bushing for Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) and Resin Impregnated Paper.

Source: Alstom
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