As the electricity market continues to grow, the transmission system is becoming complex. With the evolution of different types of power generation sources and the rapidly changing energy mix, transmission system requirements are expected to grow.
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Climate worries pushing manufacturers away from Coal
Globally there is a growing consensus to move towards less carbon intensive power generation in a bid to tackle pollution and environmental...
Powering Through the Pandemic A Look at Europe’s FACTS Market in 2020
When we talk about Europe, we see that it's not only home to several manufacturing locations for Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) but has...
Impact of Covid-19 on Power Grid Equipment
Investments in the Power Sector are expected to decline by 10 percent in response to COVID-19 in 2020.
Impact of US Elections On Global Energy Market
Biden will rejoin the Paris Agreement, which is the most inclusive global agreement on climate change to date. Unlike the Kyoto Protocol which focused on cutting emissions from the developed world, this agreement sets a goal to which almost every country in the world has agreed to contribute.
Demystifying China’s Power Grid
SGCC is a wholly state-owned enterprise with 30 departments, 6 branches, 27 provincial subsidiaries and 39 other subsidiaries.
Global Series Compensation Market (2015-2019) – FACTS Infographic
Introduction In order to fully integrate renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, into the transmission system, additional capacity must be...
COVID-19 & the World Markets
The effects of Covid’19 have been felt globally. According to the June 2020 Global Economic Prospects report by the World Bank, the global economy...
FACTS Infographic – Overview of SVC & STATCOM Market (2015-2019)
STATCOMs…have been slowly penetrating the market with the advancements in controllable switching elements like GTOs and IGBTs.
Foreign electrical equipment suppliers in hot water as USA issues an executive order
Equipment suppliers cannot be sure about their market positioning.
Eying the Top Spot: Asians suitors for ABB Power Grids Business?
All three potential buyers themselves have an existing portfolio…of power products targeting the T&D market.
CIGRE 2018 – Conference Impression
A take on the state of O&M, HVDC and Cybersecurity at the conference.