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Starmer Faces Key Test on Carbon Budget Decisions

In December 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to confront a pivotal challenge in his climate leadership as the UK's independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) prepares to release its recommendations for the seventh carbon budget. Scheduled for February 26, 2025, this advisory will outline the nation's greenhouse gas emissions targets for the period 2038 to 2042, a critical component in the UK's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Seventh Carbon Budget: A...

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New York's Path to 8.5 GW of Grid Flexibility by 2040

New York State's transition to a clean, zero-emissions energy grid could include up to 8.5 gigawatts (GW) of grid flexibility by 2040, according to a new report from the Brattle Group. This projection, while contingent on achieving ambitious decarbonization goals, illustrates how the state could...

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Renewable Energy Job Creation Is a Better Bet Than Coal

When it comes to renewable energy job creation, the Trump administration would do well to take a fresh look at clean energy rather than focusing only on fossil fuels. The solar power sector employed twice as many workers in 2016 than power generation from coal, gas and oil combined, according to a...

Climate Change News

Federal Funding to Protect Nunavut's Coastal Communities from Climate Change

The Canadian government has announced significant federal funding to help safeguard Nunavut's coastal communities from the impacts of climate change. This financial support comes at a crucial time as these communities face rising temperatures, melting ice, and increasingly severe weather events,...

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First Ice-Free Arctic Day Could Come Before 2030

The Arctic is undergoing rapid changes, and a new study suggests that the first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come sooner than previously expected—before 2030. This alarming possibility underscores the accelerated pace of climate change and its potential to significantly alter the...

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Rising Jellyfish Populations in B.C. Lakes: A Climate Change Indicator

Recent research highlights an unsettling trend in British Columbia’s freshwater ecosystems: an increase in jellyfish populations within the province's lakes. According to a CTV News report, climate change appears to be a significant driver behind this phenomenon, reflecting broader ecological...

Electrical Substations

Properly Grounded Substations

Adequate utility grounding improves power quality, but more importantly, it is essential for worker safety as well as public protection. Design is critical in maintaining a safe equipotential environment all around the substation.

Construction is important to accommodate fault currents without leaving the substation with dangerous potential gradients.

A tester must establish a sufficiently low resistance to remote earth so that operation remains within safe parameters. Similarly, safe step and touch potentials must be established for the protection of workers and public during fault conditions. Step potential is the distance between a person’s feet and touch potential is the voltage between the energized object and feet of the person.

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL
Undoubtedly, grounding begins with the earth itself; that is to say, the electrical properties of soil and its ability to carry return current and disseminate fault currents. This property is known as resistivity.

Soil structure and...

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Physical Security & Monitoring

Protecting Electrical Sites with Intelligent Security Lighting

There are over 70,000 electrical substations in the United States. A simultaneous attack on several of them could destabilize the grid and cause widespread blackouts. But even a non-targeted event like vandalism or copper theft can also cause substantial damages, easily reaching into the tens of...

Substation Automation

Understanding the IEC 61850 Protocol in Substation Automation

The IEC 61850 protocol has become the global standard for substation automation, enabling high-speed communication, interoperability, and streamlined integration of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). It plays a foundational role in transforming traditional substations into digital substations...

Substation Technologies

The Role of Digital Twins in Substation Management and Grid Optimization

In recent years, digital twin technology has emerged as a game-changer in various industries, and the power sector is no exception. Digital twins are transforming how substations are managed by creating virtual replicas that provide insights into performance and potential issues. A digital...

Substation Automation

The Digital Substation Vision: From Utopian Concept to Grid Backbone

A digital substation is a modernized electrical substation that replaces traditional analog equipment and copper wiring with digital signaling, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), and fiber-optic communication. It enables real-time data exchange, advanced automation, and greater efficiency in...

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Understanding the IEC 61850 Protocol in Substation Automation

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Moving Smart Grid to the Field

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The End of the Road for Transmission Incentives

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