Impressed Current Anodes

March-2010

Open hole replaceable deep groundbeds, magnetite anodes, Silicon iron anodes, Mixed metal oxide (MMO), Platinised Titanium/Niobium/Tantalum and super conducting earth contact backfill. To find out more please download this free white paper.

Improving Customer Care for Utilities

March-2010

Fierce competition and changing regulations: A challenge or an opportunity? To find out more, please download this free white paper.

In-Service Mooring Inspection for Mobile Drilling Units

February-2010

Following collaboration with a Houston based drilling organisation, Welaptega Marine now provides the ability for MODU operators to fulfil compliance driven and post hurricane inspections at sea, whilst the MODU is working; or as part of a scheduled rig move. Compared to traditional inspection techniques this approach has been proven to achieve significant time and cost-savings. For more information please download this free white paper.

Inspection of Storage Tanks for the Carta Gena Refinery Expansion

November-2009

SGS Colombia S.A. was awarded the contract to perform storage tank inspections for the expansion of the Cartagena Refinery. All inspection services were performed in accordance with applicable Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) requirements.

Inspection of Electric Transmission Lines in Spain

November-2009

SGS won a public tender issued by the Government of Catalonia and was able to complete the inspection of 550km of high voltage electric power transmission lines in a span of three months.

Increasing Cost-Efficiency of Substation Automation Systems by Centralised Protection Functions

October-2009

New legislative and customer-oriented requirements pose challenges to substation automation. Technology developed by ABB in cooperation with Tampere University of Technology and Fortum Finland addresses these challenges with centralised protection functions. The new concept facilitates easy upgradeability of substations while still keeping costs low and reliability high. New value added functionality will also increase cost-efficiency.

Impacts of Quality Improvement Incentives on Automation Investments in the Finnish New Regulation Model

October-2009

During the second regulatory period of 2008-2011 incentives are included into the Finnish regulation model that allow higher profits for the network owners for properly allocated network investments leading to lower operation and interruption costs. In this paper the economical benefit and payback time of different automation schemes in two typical Finnish rural medium voltage (MV) distribution feeders are studied.

IP-2 Package Containing Plutonium Contaminated Slag Pots

June-2009

Designed as a type A package to the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, number TS-R-1 1996 Edition (as amended 2003).

Intersolar North America 2009 Exhibition Brochure

March-2009