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Power Systems Automation |
Newsletter No. 17 - 2011 |
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Directive Committee Message |
Dear Efacec Automation friend, |
In this first newsletter of the year, we’d like to share with you a quick "rewind" of our activity in 2010, and a "crystal ball" view of what we believe 2011 will hold.
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First, the numbers. They’re not the most important part of our activity, but they do magic in summarizing a year’s successes and problems, very briefly...
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Important orders |
During the last quarter of 2010, Efacec Automation Business Unit received a set of important orders, in the area of power network management and automation, highlighting the following: |
| - SEC, Saudi Arabia – the supply and configuration of remote terminal units for 4 distribution substations |
| - BESCOM, India – the supply of remote terminal units for supervision and control of 400 ring main units in Bangalore region |
| - ANDE, Paraguay – the supply of substation automation systems, featuring protection and control for 5 substations |
| - EDP, Portugal – the supply of the of the security solutions for its SCADA network |
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New project implementations |
Regional Control Center for EDM, Mozambique
Efacec Automation Business Unit, under the reorganization and modernization introduced by the EDM in the management and implementation of its cases, has provided and implemented a SCADA system, based on SCATE X EMS, in order to manage and operate the transmission network of the South Region of the country. |
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Participation in events |
| In the last quarter of 2010, Efacec Automation Business Unit participated in several events: |
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| - 20th Communication Congress of APDC, Portugal |
| - 25 YEARS of INESC, Portugal |
| - SENDI 2010, Brazil |
| - IEEE Latin America, Brazil |
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Others events |
Efacec Academy opens Energy and Automation School
Efacec Academy, the recently created Corporate University of Efacec, opened its Energy and Automation Schools on November 19, 2010. This is one of the three schools that will operate (in 2011) as the pilot-project of the Academy.
Efacec welcomes a delegation from EnergyIn in the scope of a Smart Grid Workshop
On November 23, 2010, Efacec welcomed a delegation from EnergyIn [] to a Smart Grid Workshop. |
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Current & future events |
World Future Energy Summit 2011
Efacec is present at the World Future Energy Summit 2011 (WFES) that takes place January 17-20 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
DistribuTECH
Efacec ACS will be participating in the DistribuTECH exhibition in San Diego, February 1-3. DistribuTECH is a major industry show with an emphasis on Smart Grid and Distribution Automation technologies. Attendees include electric, water and gas utilities, federal power agencies, energy end users, municipalities, and consultants.
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Other news |
El Paso Electric Chooses Feeder Automation Scheme
El Paso Electric has chosen Efacec ACS’ FASTapps technology. FASTapps (Feeder Automation and Substation Technology applications) is a flexible substation-based solution for improving network performance, reliability and efficiency through self-healing feeders. |
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Efacec Automation Business Unit products and solutions |
To consult Efacec Automation Business Unit products and solutions, .
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