Harnessing Digital Twins for Offshore Wind
Cloud-based tools enhanced with artificial intelligence could reduce construction delays.
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Overcoming Grid Connection Challenges to Accelerate UK Electrification
Grid connections and storage issues remain a bottleneck for UK electrification.
Detecting Partial Discharge in Medium Voltage Switchgear
Sometimes root cause of downtime is easy to identify – other times it is much more insidious and harder to detect, like partial discharge (PD).
Understanding the Difference Between Ground and Neutral Conductors
Fault current is rare, but when a ground wire is needed it can save lives.
China’s Renewable Energy Boom Strains Power Grid
China's "Clean Energy Absorption Action Plan" focuses on improvements in local distribution, long-distance inter-provincial transmission, and energy trading.
Securing the Smart Grid Against the Coming Onslaught of Quantum Computing Attacks
The potential rise of quantum computing could render many of today's encryption methods obsolete.
Back to Basics: High Voltage Enables Reliable Power Transmission
The circuit breaker is king of switchgear.
Negative Phase Sequence Current Protection
NPS can be used to improve protection sensitivity by detecting scenarios often missed by conventional methods. -Neil O’Sullivan.
Substation SOPs for GIS Are Necessary for Safety
Standard Operating Procedures at GIS substations require meticulous documentation, regular review, and formal approval processes.
Dubai’s New Substation: A Model for CO2 Reduction and Sustainability
“This collaboration with Dubai supports our shared vision for a sustainable energy grid.” -Hassan Merhi, Linxon
Offshore Substations Surge in Europe
The surge in substation developments is being fuelled by the increased scale of offshore wind projects and their distance from shore, with projects exceeding 1GW of capacity requiring...
Digitalising Operations: Innovation at Substations
New switchgear designs focus on digitalisation of substations.