Oil analysis sensors have one job to do: they make a measurable contribution to extending the service life of cost-intensive oil- and paper-insulated transformers. To do this they require two qualities: robust technology for continuous functional safety and intelligent measurement procedures for reliable values – both of which the new MESSKO® MSense® x2.5 provides. Intelligent measurement procedure ensures ...

The latest available data from Taiwan Power Company (Taipower, 台電) indicate that reserve capacity may drop below 10 percent next year, an official from the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Bureau of Energy said yesterday. The central government requires Taipower to maintain a constant reserve margin of at least 15 percent of the normal peak demand level as insurance against emergencies. Last year, Taipower est ...

Nepal is being urged to tap its hydropower potential to solve the nation’s energy crisis. The World Bank said it is a “core task” for the country, which still faces power cuts of at least eight hours a day. It will also help in boosting public income through electricity trade with neighbouring India, it added. During a three-day official visit to Nepal, Annette Dixon, the Bank’s Vice President for South Asi ...

Cyan Holdings Plc. (CYAN.L), a system and software design company, announced Friday that it has appointed Vikas Kashyap to the role of Vice President Asia, with responsibility for business development and sales across Asia. Kashyap is based at the Company's headquarters in Cambridge UK, and will manage strategic relationships established in India and China as well driving existing and new sales opportunitie ...

India and the US have announced a breakthrough on civil nuclear trade, during President Barack Obama’s visit to Delhi. “Today we achieved a breakthrough understanding on two issues that were holding up our ability to advance our civil nuclear co-operation,” Mr Obama said, on Sunday, according to Reuters. “We are committed to moving towards full implementation,” he added. Mr Obama, the first US president to ...

Pakistan was on Sunday plunged into darkness due to a massive power failure apparently triggered by a militant attack on a major power line, causing hardship to millions of people across the country, including capital Islamabad. The power failure plunged about 80 per cent country into darkness, the fourth major breakdown of the system within the past one month. Initially television channels reported that mi ...

Southeast Asia's first wind power plant in Ilocos Norte has raised its power capacity by 19 megawatts bringing to 52 MW its total power generating capacity to augment other renewable energy resources' power production. The former 33-MW Bangui Wind Farm has already received its Certificate of Endorsement for Feed-in-Tariff from the Department of Energy (DOE), AC Energy President and chief executive officer E ...

The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) said it plans to spend 420.2 billion renminbi ($68.7bn) on grid infrastructure this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 24%, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The investment boost follows a 14.1% increase in spending in 2014, Xinhua said. SGCC will start construction of 64,000 kilometres of alternating current (AC) power transmission lines an ...

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $28 million to supply an electrical Balance-of-Plant (eBoP) solution for a new independent water and power producer (IWPP) project in the United Arab Emirates.The order was placed in the fourth quarter by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contractor for the project. As p ...

MOSCOW — Oleg Deripaska, who became a billionaire selling Russia's natural resources, plans to use Siberia's abundant hydropower to create a string of data centers that could transform the region into a technology powerhouse. With energy accounting for almost a third of operating costs for these centers, Deripaska aims to leverage low power rates at a time when a new law pushed by Russian President Vladimir ...