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Active energy management

Features, Gas, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

Corporate demand and recent policy changes are fuelling a revolution in clean technology. Despite initial obstacles, the Paris Agreement has forced organisations to take a fresh look at their energy management practices. Yet, beyond the stated aim of the Paris climate accord to limit greenhouse gas emissions in order to reduce the impact of climate change, businesses are discovering additional benefits by adopting technologies that promote energy efficiency and sustainability.

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ABB wins £11.8m SPEN contract for substation upgrade

Gas, News, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

The upgrade will increase power capacity and allow more renewable generation to connect to the network in southwest Scotland.

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ABB wins £99m Hinkley Point C contract

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Hinkley Point C will be the UK’s first new nuclear power plant to be built for a generation and will provide seven per cent of the country’s electricity from 2025. The order was booked in the third quarter of 2017.

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ABB and Fluor join forces for energy revolution

Gas, News, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

The new agreement between the two firms will enable the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects for electrical substations. It combines ABB’s track record in power transmission and distribution technology delivery with Fluor’s expertise in delivering EPC projects.

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ABB and Rolls-Royce announce global microgrids cooperation

Customers, Gas, Heat, News, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

A microgrid is a small scale electric grid that combines power from distributed energy generation sources such as combined heat and power plants, diesel- and gas-powered gensets and renewable sources with batteries. The microgrid provides the overall control to coordinate these resources to meet the requirements of industrial, residential or consumer loads. Microgrids can either function off-grid, or connected to the main power grid. The ability of microgrids to seamlessly separate themselves from the main grid, in the event of a potential grid fault or emergency, is an increasingly important feature.

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ABB extends eco switchgear range

Customers, Gas, News, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

The product is the same size as the firm’s existing ZX2 medium voltage switchgear but is insulated with a climate-friendly alternative to the traditional sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

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ABB installs microgrid solution

Gas, News, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

The firm has supplied a containerised microgrid solution to support a gas-fired power station to optimise and automate its operations, increase energy efficiency, reduce fossil fuel consumption and enable uninterrupted power supply from Alinta Energy’s Newman Power Station, which supplies mining operations in the Pilbara.

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A material difference

Features, Gas, Heat, Power, Technology Operations / aaliyah.murphy

As the name implies, self-healing materials are those that will repair themselves if damaged, much like how a cut will clot, heal over and eventually fade. It can be imagined that these materials would be of great use in network assets that are difficult or impossible to access, and for those assets that are vital to network function.

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A multipronged plan for heat

Customers, Features, Gas, Heat, Power, Strategy Management / aaliyah.murphy

Heat is an issue. It represents almost half of UK energy use and a third of UK carbon emissions. The UK won’t meet its carbon-reduction targets set out in the Climate Change Act – or fulfil its commitments made in the Paris Agreement – without a long-term plan to move to low-carbon heating.

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A leap forward in heat trust

Customers, Features, Gas, Heat, Policy Regulation / aaliyah.murphy

Customers living on heat networks across the UK will now be able to compare their annual heating and hot water costs with alternative heating systems using Heat Trust’s Heat Cost Calculator.

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