Covered Conductor Deployment attracts global attention in T&D World
The team at Covered Conductor Solutions, Groundline Engineering and Amokabel were ecstatic to have this recent deployment project in Australia covered by T&D World.
New Covered Conductor powerlines help increase electricity reliability and reduce bushfire risk in Victoria
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New Covered Conductor powerlines help increase electricity reliability and reduce bushfire risk in Victoria.
CSIRO research has found that the fire risk reduction from using Covered Conductor is between 98.4% and 99.0%, which is comparable to undergrounding at 99.1%. This makes Covered Conductor by far the most cost-effective bushfire risk reduction technology available today…
Groundline covered conductors spark Bendigo manufacturing hopes
REGIONAL Victoria could become a manufacturing hub for game-changing power lines that drive down the risk of catastrophic bushfires.
Groundline is establishing a warehouse in Bendigo in a move that could bring it one step closer to manufacturing its insulated power lines in Australia.
The Bendigo-based group developed its "covered conductors" - which slash the risk of fire by up to 99 per cent - in Australia but currently relies on a manufacturing hub in Sweden, director Ian Flatley said.
Covered Conductor and Ensto fight Wildfires Down Under
Whilst there are other insulated conductor technologies like high-voltage aerial bundled cable, these require specialized cable jointing skills which are not required for covered conductor. This is a big benefit and in February 2020 Covered Conductor received approval for use by the Australian utility, United Energy, in Victoria where it is now in use as “business as usual” and where the transition from bare conductor has been smooth.
Even more power upgrades to reduce fire risk for Bendigo region
Powercor has installed new technology to further reduce the fire risk in key sections of the network near Bendigo. Work to install covered conductor technology is now complete, with 19km of powerline at Bridgewater North and 7km at Woodvale now replaced.
Preparing assets for whatever the summer brings
Victorian electricity distributor United Energy (UE) worked right through Melbourne’s COVID restrictions in 2020 to keep electricity supplies safe and reliable for its customers, but it was also preparing for summer, which usually sees more extreme conditions impact the network and put a strain on power systems.
Bendigo's Groundline Engineering develops power cable that could prevent bushfires
A Bendigo-based engineering company plans to create a power cable manufacturing facility in central Victoria for insulated conductors.
Groundline Engineering has collaborated with Swedish cable manufacturing company Amokabel to develop Utopi, an insulated power cable conductor which could help prevent bushfires.