Alcan, Promethean Partner To Sell Transmission Line Monitoring Technology

Alcan Cable has entered into a distribution agreement with Promethean Devices of Fort Mill, South Carolina, to supply Promethean transmission line monitoring technology to utility companies and entiti...

Published: 17-Mar-2010

American Transmission Puts High-voltage Line In South Central Wisconsin Into Service

American Transmission (ATC) has put into service a 35-mile high-voltage electric transmission line in south central Wisconsin that provides local electric utilities with access to the regional energy ...

Published: 16-Mar-2010

ABB Bags $47m Power Order In Peru

Power and automation technology group ABB has won a $47m power order in Peru. The company will design, supply, install and commission four series compensators and a static var compensation (SVC) techn...

Published: 15-Mar-2010

Elia, IFM To Acquire German Transmission Grid From Vattenfall

Elia System Operator (Elia) and Industry Funds Management (IFM) have signed an agreement under which they will acquire the German regional transmission system operator, 50Hertz Transmission (50Hertz) ...

Published: 15-Mar-2010

Emera To Takeover Maine & Maritimes

Maine & Maritimes (MAM), the parent company of Maine Public Service Company, a regulated electric transmission and distribution utility, has entered into a merger agreement with BHE Holdings of Bangor...

Published: 15-Mar-2010

MDU Resources Director Sister Thomas Welder To Retire

MDU Resources Group, Inc.(MDU Resources) has announced that Sister Thomas Welder plans to retire from its board effective April 27, 2010 and she will not stand for re-election at the company's 2010 an...

Published: 12-Mar-2010

Willbros Group To Acquire InfrastruX

Willbros Group has signed an agreement to acquire InfrastruX, a provider of electric power and natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure services. ...

Published: 12-Mar-2010

SunPower Wins Two Research Grants From CSI RD&D Program

SunPower, a manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, has received two grants of approximately $1.5m from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment and Demon...

Published: 12-Mar-2010

Plutonic Power Reveals Energization Plans For Toba Montrose Transmission Line

Plutonic Power has confirmed that the transmission line from the East Toba River and Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project is ready to be connected to the BC Transmission's (BCTC) new Saltery Bay Subst...

Published: 12-Mar-2010

Areva Wins EUR60m Substation Order In India

Areva's transmission and distribution (T&D) division has bagged a EUR60m contract in India from state utility Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation to build an extra high voltage (EHV) substati...

Published: 11-Mar-2010

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