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Modern Subterranean Substations in GIS Technology – Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Demographic Change and Infrastructure Requirements
Bert Strassburger, Peter Glaubitz, Siemens AG, Energy Sector, Germany
1. Summary
This paper outlines the opportunities the use of modern subterranean substations offers and the challenges we face. For more than 40 years proven gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) has helped to secure efficient [...]
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Alstom wins contracts worth around €100 million to provide power generation equipment to the Middle East
Alstom has recently won several contracts, worth approximately €100 million, in the Middle East in the field of power generation equipment. Notably, Alstom will supply key equipment to Korean contractor Hanwha Engineering & Construction for the new Samra III gas-fired power [...]
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| Tagged Alstom, new power contracts, Power generation, power generation equipment, power plants
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Siemens To Expand Power Supply Network In Dubai
As part of further expansion of Dubai’s power supply network Siemens Energy has secured an order worth approximately US$128 million from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The order from the United Arab Emirates covers the supply of a turnkey substation for the 400 kV/132 kV [...]
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| Tagged Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai power supply network, energy-efficient power solutions, Power Supply Network In Dubai, Siemens, Siemens Energy, Siemens Power Supply Network
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Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel), a public sector equipment manufacturer, has signed an agreement to float a joint venture with US-based technology provider General Electric (GE) to manufacture diesel locomotives for Indian Railways. The facility would be set in Marhoura, Bihar, with initial capacity to manufacture 120 locomotives a year. Bhel would hold 23% stake, [...]
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| Tagged diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, Locomotive, Locomotive Manufacturing
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The current Spanish electricity model is unsustainable: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are hard to control, demand shows no sign of weakening, and the country is overly dependent on imported fuel. These are the conclusions of a team of scientists from the Institute for Research in Technology of the University of Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, who [...]
Posted in Power generation, Power industry
| Tagged electric energy, Electricity Model, electricity sector, gas emissions
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“The Russian Nuclear Industry: Status and Prospects,” a February report from a Canadian-based think tank, Centre for International Governance Innovation, examines a revival of Russia’s Soviet-era plans for a massive nuclear expansion within the current state of the country’s nuclear power industry. It concludes that although the industry has been greeted with renewed funding and [...]
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| Tagged nuclear energy, nuclear generator, Nuclear Industry, nuclear power, nuclear power industry, nuclear reactors, Power industry
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Two Niigata model number 16V32CLX, 4500 kW diesel engines, supplied to Koshikijima Daiichi power station and Shin-Kikai power station of Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc., of Kyushu Electric Power, deliver critical electricity for islanders living on the Koshikijima Island and the Kikaijima Island, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. The 16V32CLXtype diesel engine is an ultramodern, high-powered, [...]
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| Tagged Diesel engines, electric power, power station, Power Systems
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The pace at which next-generation nuclear power is developing in the U.S. accelerated this February as the U.S. arm of Toshiba inked an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with an advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy and Japan’s Toshiba Corp. The agreement seeks to ensure that the [...]
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| Tagged newer plants, nuclear development, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, water reactors
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Pulverizer throughput is determined by the coal fineness desired for a given coal. However, compromising on coal fineness when your pulverizer isn’t up to snuff can increase NOx and cause many furnace problems. Your least costly option for increasing pulverizer capacity is to pay careful attention to key dimensions and critical tolerances during your next overhaul.
We [...]
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| Tagged blueprinting, coal fineness, coal pulverizers, coal-fired power plants, power plants, pulverizer capacity, pulverizers
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The news has recently been packed with items about airlines worldwide that have been conducting flights to test an interesting assortment of biofuel blends. Virgin Airlines, for example, last year flew a 747 powered by a blend of coconut oil and jet fuel, while New Zealand Air tested a jatropha- based fuel. This January, Continental [...]
Posted in Power generation, Power industry, diesel Generators
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