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asked a question in Grid Professionals Group on Jun 9, 2021

Specialist, CEMIG

Has your company ever used exoskeletons?

Hi guys, I hope you all are well...I recently saw this video from the French distribution company Enedis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TLC_Qe6fWc&t=21sThis is an R&D project to develop an exoskeleton to assist in electrical system..

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, Specialist, CEMIG answered

maybe it's not about developing exoskeletons, it's about exosuitshttps://medium.com/dish/75-years-of-innovation-sri-superflex-suit-darpa-warrior-web-program-e39514be467a

, Visionary and innovator in the utility industry and grid modernization, Burns & McDonnell answered

The exoskeleton right now is probably best for construction work - both overhead and underground in areas where the system is de-energized. There are issues with using something that probably has a conductive frame in maintenance of live lines. Even if you don't touch the lines, Electro-magnetic fields are going to induce some current and some heating in those conductive areas. The hand...

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asked a question in Transmission Professionals Group on Jun 11, 2021

President, Prescient Transmission Systems

What confidence do you have in NERC’s 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment?

ERCOT’s Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy indicated that there would be sufficient installed generating capacity available to serve system-wide forecasted peak demand during the winter season, December 2020 ‒ February 2021. ERCOT’s..

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, Co-Founder and Lead Software Engineer, Reliable Energy Analytics LLC answered

In the words of the late great Yogi Berra: "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."

, Analyst - Emerging Technologies, NYPA answered

Forecasts are as good as the historical data that is put into the model. ERCOT's situation had no historical precedent. Yes a model has to take unusual circumstances but to what limit. ERCOT's situation was New York's Super Storm Sandy. That said, given that we are still in recovery mode and not likely to reach past historical peaks, unless we have  blizzard in July or a...

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UK to rollout a National Underground Asset Registry in three regions of England and Wales

Post - Transmission Professionals Group - Jun 10, 2021

The Geospatial Commission, an agency of the UK government tasked with extracting more value from government geospatial data, has just released its Annual Plan 2021/2022. One of its top priorities is developing to develop a new data asset for the...

Principal, Between The Poles

asked a question in Grid Professionals Group on Jun 9, 2021

Principal, Beezley Energy Advisors

Shouldn't we be using some of the billions that will be forthcoming from the feds for infrastructure to create a fully resilient grid by putting the vast majority of it underground ?

I originally shared this as a comment on a post on Energy Central, but thought it was worth sharing as a Q&A to generate some more discussion.

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, Visionary and innovator in the utility industry and grid modernization, Burns & McDonnell answered

If there were forthcoming TRILLIONS then this is a great discussion. Underground transmission costs about 6 times the overhead costs in rural areas, and as much as 12xx the cost where there is a population center.

, CEO, Hybrid Power Technologies answered

The cost of such a move would be absolutely staggering, as we have thousands and thousands of miles of transmission lines. Just a really bad idea from a cost versus benefit for the country as a whole. From a security standpoint, the vulnerability is greatest at those points where digital protective relays and switching controls exist that can be accessed and controlled remotely by computer....

, Nuclear Power Policy Activist, Independent answered

Larry, from what I understand it all comes down to expense. Though security and visual aesthetics are improved by burying cable, installation and maintenance are more expensive - and dangerous. A careless backhoe operator, for example, can quickly take a distribution grid down and seriously (or fatally) injure himself.

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Quiz question for the Power System Engineers

Post - Grid Professionals Group - Jun 10, 2021

You have a 5KV circuit with 1 industrial customer (1 MVA baseload), 3 Commercial 24-hour locations with an average of 100KVA baseload each, 300 residential customers with 2 cars each. 636 ACSR conductor.All of the residential customers have 3-ton..

Visionary and innovator in the utility industry and grid modernization, Burns & McDonnell

Overcoming challenges for new network connections

White Paper - Transmission Professionals Group - Jun 10, 2021

Obtaining electricity network connections for new housing developments is often constrained by the current regulatory investment methodology as well as by technical and other factors. This is being exacerbated by increasing electrical demands..

Director, Delta-EE

Is this a problem solely for regulators and bureaucrats, or is there something you'd say the utilities can/should do in these cases?

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The Future of Power Is Transcontinental, Submarine Supergrids

Shared Link - Transmission Professionals Group - Jun 10, 2021

This does sound a bit Bond-villian-y. I wonder about two things here. 1.) How realistic is this if the U.S. has its own problems in installing transmission lines in its own backyard? 2.) Do the U.S. and China really want to be connected to the..

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Independent, Local News Organization

"Do the U.S. and China really want to be connected to the same supergrid? " Good question, Christopher. Related: Does New York really want to make its power supply dependent on wind farms located 16 miles offshore - in international waters?

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Jun 11, 2021

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New Findings Reported from Manav Rachna University Describe Advances in Mobile Communications (Density Based Fuzzy C Means Clustering To Prolong Network Lifetime In Smart Grids)

2021 JUN 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Computers, Networks & Communications Daily -- Data detailed on Mobile Communications have been presented. According to news originating from Faridabad...

Jun 11, 2021

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Researchers from University of Sharjah Report New Studies and Findings in the Area of Energy (Modwt-xgboost Based Smart Energy Solution for Fault Detection and Classification In a Smart Microgrid)

2021 JUN 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Energy Daily News -- Data detailed on Energy have been presented. According to news reporting out of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by NewsRx editors, research...

Jun 11, 2021

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NGCP laments being ‘constantly bullied, used as scapegoat’ for power outages

NGCP president Anthony Almeda made the remark during the Senate committee on energy's inquiry into the rotational brownouts experienced in the Luzon region earlier this month. During the hearing, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi...

Jun 11, 2021

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Studies from Huazhong University of Science and Technology Yield New Information about Data Visualization (Data Visualization In Smart Grid and Low-carbon Energy Systems: a Review)

2021 JUN 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Daily -- Researchers detail new data in Information Technology - Data Visualization. According to news reporting originating in Wuhan...

Jun 11, 2021

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New Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks Study Results from Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management Described (Towards Smarter Grid: Policy and Its Impact Assessment Through a Case Study)

2021 JUN 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Network Daily News -- Current study results on Energy Grids and Networks - Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks have been published. According to news...

Jun 11, 2021

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When the power grid runs low, your EV’s battery could help

In the U.K., tapping into vehicle batteries would enable grid operators to meet more than a quarter of peak power demand by the end of ......

Jun 11, 2021

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Hontiveros: Give control of PH power grid back to gov't

Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) saying this would allow better management of grid reserves and fix cyber-security issues in the power transmission sector. “It is time to review our policies and empower government to make the...

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