#power transformers

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB announced the start of two major renewable substation EPC projects in the US involving wind and solar power.

India, New Delhi:Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is expecting an improvement in profit after the election. This year, the power sector had affected by shortages of coal and gas supplies, delays in environmental approvals for power projects and lack of funds.

United Kingdom, London: Hydrodec has had a significant progress since the appointment of Ian Smale in January 2012. The company uses refining technology that turns used power transformer oil into a product of outstanding purity.

USA, Illinois: GE will display a variety of its industry products and service capabilities at the April 2014 IEEE PES in Chicago. The solutions include company’s new high-voltage offerings and transformative 3-D interactive power system tools.

USA, Texas: ReportsnReports.com has published Insulating or Transformer Oil Market 2018 Forecasts and Analysis research.

Germany, Heusenstamm: Compact transformer station called the ‘container’ by Die Energieversorgung Offenbach (EVO) will soon supply energy to Ernst-Leitz-Strasse.

USA, New Jersey: AFP Transformers President, Greg Vongas announced that Barney Giacobello had joined the company as Director of Sales.

Brazil: GE’s Digital Energy business will support the project of grid modernisation in Brazil by providing its full range of solutions.

USA, California: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG & E) offered a $ 250,000 reward for information that could help to determine who attacked the transformer station in Silicon Valley a year ago.

The Philippines, Batangas province: The 1,000 MW Santa Rita natural gas power plant has lost a quarter of its capacity after one of the transformers sustained damage.

Russia: IDGC of the North -West (Rosseti Group) will start major repairs work under the maintenance programme in 2014.

USA, Florida: Crane Rental Corporation recently hauled a transformer in central Florida.

China: Alstom’s very first 800 kV HVDC converter transformer passed factory acceptance tests (FAT) in Shandong, China.

Russia, Stavropol: Federal Grid Company (FGC UES) will allocate RUB 595 million ($ 16.7 million) for the reconstruction of the 500 kV substation Budennovsk providing electricity from Rostov NPP to the North Caucasus.

India: Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report Electrical Equipment Market in India 2014-2018.

Russia, Zabaykalsky Krai: JSC IDGC of Siberia (Rosseti Group) – Chitaenergo completed the first stage of electrification at the processing plant at Noyon Tologoysky in Zabaykalsky Krai.

Canada, Torbay: Newfoundland Power stated it will cost at least $ 350,000 to repair the power transformer, which was intentionally shot at earlier this month, and clean up the oil spill which was a result of the attack.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has opened a new factory in Lodz, Poland, which will manufacture a range of transformer components.

Zimbabwe: ZESA Enterprises (ZENT-ZESA Holdings’ subsidiary) announced it requires at least $ 12 million for recapitalisation.

Russia, Vsevolozhsk : After extensive renovation, Lenenergo (Rosseti Group) opened Luppolovo substation in the Leningrad Oblast (Region). The substation is crucial for the newly constructed housing estates and residential complexes.

USA, Nevada: Ormat Technologies, an Israeli holding company based in the United States, announced it has signed an agreement to finance $ 1.17 billion with an Indonesian group to built a giant geothermal power plant Sarulla in North Sumatra.

France: Schneider Electric has been selected by AREVA to supply the power equipment for its offshore wind projects.

Canada, Montreal: Infolytica has introduced MagNet for SolidWorks – a 3D electromagnetic field simulator embedded in the industry leading CAD software.

Russia, Moscow: Federal Grid Company (FGC UES) will invest RUB 3.87 billion (approx. $ 109 million) in the programme to improve reliability of power facilities in 2014, which is approximately 10 % higher than last year.