by Saifa Khalid | 2021, March, 24 | HVDC, Saifa Khalid
The imposition of global lockdowns to curtail the spread of pandemic in 2020 significantly reduced the electricity demand. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand dropped 2% making it the largest drop in demand in the last 50 years and far...
by Kamil Maqsood | 2021, March, 8 | HVDC, Kamil Maqsood, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Frigid temperatures in Texas last month pushed almost 4 million people into darkness as the electricity grid collapsed. This spurred debate and stirred controversy globally in the energy sector regarding the cause behind such widespread power outage. Initially,...
by Aleezeh Shahid | 2021, January, 25 | Aleezeh Shahid, Energy Storage
Summary Strong economic growth projected for Victorian economy in 2021-2022. Creation of REZs to have overall positive impact on economy. Low debt to GSP ratio and strong credit rating has placed Victoria in a strong position to achieve its target of 40 percent...
by Rida Arshad | 2021, January, 14 | Energy Storage, Rida Arshad
Why is energy storage important? Over the last decade, to cope with increasing environmental pollution, there has been a shift of the world’s energy production to less polluting forms of energy. Other sources of energy, such as coal and nuclear energy, have begun to...
by Qutab Baig | 2021, January, 11 | Qutab Baig, SVCs/STATCOMs
As the electricity market continues to grow, the transmission system is becoming complex. With the evolution of different types of power generation sources and the rapidly changing energy mix, transmission system requirements are expected to grow. While transmission...
