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Climate Change Strains Global Electricity Networks: A Wake-Up Call

The increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related disasters are placing unprecedented strain on the world's electricity networks, with severe implications for global energy security. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the effects of climate change are pushing many electricity grids to their breaking points, revealing vulnerabilities that threaten the stability and reliability of power supplies across the globe.

Climate Change Impacts on Electricity Networks

Climate change has far-reaching effects on various aspects of human life,...

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Wind Turbine Blade Recycling Gains Momentum in Iowa

Iowa, a leading state in wind energy production, is making significant strides in addressing the environmental challenge posed by decommissioned wind turbine blades. Traditionally, these blades—constructed from durable materials like fiberglass and resin—have been difficult to recycle,...

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Distribution Transformer DGA – The Future of Monitoring Distribution Systems

By Leon White and Traci Hopkins, H2scan Corporation

As distributed generation, electric vehicle load, and requirements for increased electricity reliability provide real-world challenges for electric utilities, asset managers must innovate to ensure their infrastructure is in good condition to deliver safe, reliable, and uninterrupted power to customers.

Distribution systems have been designed to transfer power from large remote generators to customers via radial distribution networks.  This paper will discuss the progress that is being made in using new internet of things (IoT) innovations to provide real-time data from distribution assets so operators can understand the real-time health of their distribution equipment.

The primary purpose of an electricity distribution system is to provide reliable and low-cost power to the end user upon demand. In recent years, this has become an ever-increasing challenge for asset managers as the demand for power has increased and the loads and stress placed on transformers and...

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RTU and HMI Redundancy in Electrical Substations

As the substation RTU takes on more applications, such as Human-Machine-Interface (HMI), alarm annunciation, math & logic and “relay communication processing”, its need for high availability increases. Anything that takes the RTU out of service – configuration change, firmware update, or...
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Critter Guard Introduction

Distinctly Different According to the American Public Power Association, squirrels are among the top causes of power outages across the United States. The Great Lakes region has squirrels as the #1 cause of sustained outages. And in many cases, bird related outages are at number two.Nobody likes...