Iberdrola and GIC to build $473 M transmission network in Brazil
Brazil, Brasilia: Iberdrola has signed a strategic agreement with GIC for the development of transmission networks in Brazil for $473 M.
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Egypt to get $123 M-worth solar power plant
Egypt, Cairo: Saudi developer ACWA Power has announced the signature of $123 M of funding to construct a 200 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt.
South Africa needs 53 GW of renewable energy
South Africa: Eskom states that South Africa will need around 53 GW of new additional generation capacity from renewable sources over the next decade.
World’s first 500 kV ester transformer presented
China, Shandong, Jinan: Shandong Power Equipment Company (SPECO) has successfully developed the world’s first 500 kV ester-filled transformer.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids is developing a world-class manufacturing base in Chongqing
China, Chongqing: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd will develop a world-class transformer manufacturing base in Southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality.
GE to supply converter stations for $2.5B HVDC project
USA, Georgia: Clean Line Energy and GE Energy Connections have announced their collaboration in the development of America’s largest clean energy infrastructure project, the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, which is the first overhead high voltage direct current (HVDC) project to be developed in the U.S. in more than 20 years.
Marsons sets up first transformer “knowledge box”
India, Kolkata: Indian transformer manufacturer Marsons is planning to develop centres of knowledge equipped to provide formal industrial training to individuals looking to work in the transformer manufacturing sector.
Iron nitride transformers could boost energy storage options
USA, New Mexico: A team led by Sandia National Laboratories, US Department of Energy research and development national laboratory, has developed a way to make a magnetic material that could lead to lighter and smaller, cheaper and better-performing high-frequency transformers.
US DOE approves $2.5B transmission project
USA, Washington D.C.: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the development of the Clean Line Energy’s $2.5 billion Plains & Eastern Line transmission project in an effort to modernize the grid and accelerate the renewable energy deployment, reports EBR.
Europe Power and Distribution Transformer Industry
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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.