Modern transmission line projects face several challenges with different priorities than projects in the past. There is now more emphasis on reducing environmental impacts, producing aesthetically ...

The need to integrate renewable energy resources, and prepare for increased demand for power as electrification takes hold in transportation and other sectors, creates challenges for an aging grid.

Erlangen, Germany, December 2, 2008 -- Siemens Energy is constructing a gas-insulated high voltage line (GIL) with a total tube length of 3.2 kilometers for the Chinese hydropower plant “Jinping I” in ...