by Dave Bryant | Jan 17, 2017 | Project Economics |
Leveraging modern conductors such as ACCC can improve the economic viability of renewable resources projects and enable the power grid to handle added electrical current. Renewable energy resources are often located miles away from local demand centers. Wind farms,... 
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Grid Reliability |
Following the Western Energy Crisis of 2000 and the Major East Coast Blackout of 2003, a group of engineers in California got together to design a new type of bare overhead conductor that could carry twice the current of a conventional conductor without exhibiting... 
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Reducing Emissions |
There’s a fairly good chance you’re old enough (but not too old) to remember the phrase “Holy Cow, Batman!” The reason I bring this up is because the world of energy in whatever city, Gotham or otherwise, you happen to live in is more exciting, daunting, and... 
by Dave Bryant | Sep 23, 2016 | Grid Efficiency |
This article discusses the importance of transmission line efficiency and explains how replacing conventional ACSR conductor with CTC Global’s ACCC conductor is less expensive than switching incandescent light bulbs to modern LED light bulbs. Following the... 
by admin | Sep 23, 2016 | Sustainable energy |
Following the Western Energy Crisis of 2000 and the Major East Coast Blackout of 2003 – that was attributed to some degree to excessive conductor sag – CTC Global, based in Irvine, California developed and commercialized a high-capacity, low-sag overhead...
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