September 10, 2012
With around 7 per cent of Europe's total installed electricity generation capacity, 10.5 per cent of Europe's total electricity generation and 12.5 per cent of Europe's total ...
August 1, 2012
The South East European (SEE) countries were once unified into a single power system. However, the conflicts of the 1990s resulted in the disintegration of the single grid into...
July 1, 2012
Power grids across the globe are becoming increasingly complex with the growing share of renewable energy in the generation mix, requirements of meeting regulatory...
June 1, 2012
Transmission is one of the most crucial links in an electric grid. It enables the transfer of power generated from diverse energy sources located in remote places to consumers...
May 1, 2012
By 2022, Europe will witness a capacity addition of 250 GW, almost all of which (220 GW) will be based on renewable energy sources (RES). Further, most of this new capacity will be located farther away from the demand centres.
April 1, 2012
The electricity transmission industry is in an expansion phase the world over, after a long period of limited investment and sluggish growth. In a recently published report, Global....
March 1, 2012
The economic growth witnessed by the countries in the Middle East has resulted in burgeoning power demand in the region.This has led to significant investment in the ....
February 1, 2012
Transformersare extremely crucial components of the power network, without which electricity would not be so easily available and widespread as it is today. They help in...
January 1, 2012
Though the importance of renewable energy has been growing in the past few years, it gained monumental significance in 2011 following Japan's Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
December 1, 2011
The European Union (EU) is focused on achieving its energy objectives of ensuring security of supply, putting in place an effective internal energy market...
November 1, 2011
Electric power utilities constantly face challenges to achieve reliability and performance objectives. At the core of these demanding objectives are their capital-intensive assets.
October 1, 2011
World over, the usage of underground cables in place of overhead lines (OHL) is not uncommon. While cables have been in use for over half a century...
September 1, 2011
Transmission policy in the US has been undergoing major reforms, which were imminent in the context of the fast-changing energy landscape in the country.
August 1, 2011
West Africa has one of the lowest per capita electricity consumptions in the world, and has only a small proportion of population with access to electricity.
July 1, 2011
Grid-scale energy storage has been receiving a lot of attention over the last few years. While the US has already taken a lead in the deployment of a few projects...
June 1, 2011
Economies around the world are recognising the vital role modern transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure can play in providing stable, efficient and reliable...
May 1, 2011
Today's modern power systems have wide geographical spread and comprise of several interconnections, with power system components usually...
April 1, 2011
Germany, one of the world's leading producers in solar and wind power, plans to almost completely switch over to renewable energy to cater to 80 per cent of its power needs...
March 1, 2011
The increasing demand for energy, environmental and regulatory challenges of building new electricity networks along with the mandates to integrate higher levels...
February 1, 2011
The Mediterranean region has become the ‘hot spot' for renewable energy (RE) generation with abundant solar and wind energy resources. A key trigger has been...