Improving energy and material efficiency in distribution transformers
To what extent do alternative design strategies or a systems approach to material use change how this subject is viewed?
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Cambodia to ramp up power grid for $1.8 B
Cambodia, Phnom Penh: Cambodia has announced that its power transmission network requires renovation, which will cost the country nearly $1.8 B.
Ukrenergo allocated €65 million for new substation
United Kingdom, London: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is allocating €65 million ($70 million) to the Ukrainian national transmission network operator, Ukrenergo, for an energy project to increase energy efficiency and meet growing demand for power in the Ukrainian capital.
U.S. energy budget to fund transformer resilience programme
USA, Washington DC: After a hearing on the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) 2016 budget request, the President’s Budget proposed an overall 9.2 percent funding increase for energy efficiency and renewable technologies.
Alstom Grid energises the second HVDC project on Jeju Island in South Korea
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom Grid has successfully energised the second HVDC turnkey project in South Korea, following the first in 1997. The project awarded in 2009 establishes a 400 MW HVDC bi-directional transmission line between Jindo and the island of Jeju.