Electrical Engineering
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ArcLight is committing $1 billion to launch Anchor Point Transmission. The independently managed platform will develop, finance, own, and operate high-voltage infrastructure with utilities and cooperatives across the United States.
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UC San Diego will test solid-state transformers for AI loads. The $8.48 million demonstration combines medium-voltage-to-DC conversion with flexible computing controls and utility planning at an operational supercomputer facility.
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GE Vernova has launched medium-voltage UPS technology for data centres. The pre-commercial system combines power conversion, controls, and battery storage to isolate larger critical loads from supply disturbances and rapid demand changes.
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Elia is testing conductor coatings to raise existing line capacity. Initial calculations indicate gains of approximately 11% to 15% without replacing conductors, subject to durability and field validation.
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SynQor has expanded its military MCOTS power-protection product range further. The MCOTS-F-28-T-HE targets 28Vdc defence and aerospace systems exposed to severe voltage transients, surges, spikes, and reverse-polarity conditions.
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Eaton and Singapore Polytechnic are expanding 800VDC engineering skills programmes. The collaboration brings emerging data-centre power architectures into technical education as higher AI rack densities increase electrical distribution requirements.
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National Grid is reinforcing London’s network for major demand growth. Five Hertfordshire data centres representing around 1GW of load are driving new substations, cables, and overhead-line upgrades.
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National Grid’s Thames electricity tunnel has reached its halfway point. Tunnel boring machine Caroline has excavated more than 1.1km beneath the river as the Grain to Tilbury reinforcement advances.
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European AI data centres are moving farther from major cities. Grid availability, connection speed, and powered-land costs are increasingly determining where hyperscale computing infrastructure can be delivered.
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Cummins will supply battery storage for a major data centre. The project will use BESS to manage AI-driven load fluctuations, reduce oscillations, and improve ride-through performance at the utility interconnection.