Global Contact.

Issue 1-2009

Global Contact is KEMA’s worldwide quarterly magazine that is distributed among 15.000 of KEMA’s clients and relations. Global Contact is a broad platform. It includes news from around KEMA as well as articles providing insight into today’s critical energy and utility trends and topics, and the divers projects KEMA and her clients are working on.

This issue features:
'We need a new mindset on network design' - The energy sector internationally needs to formulate and adopt a radically different vision for network design if sustainability goals are to be achieved, says John Scott, KEMA director of network innovation.
Redefining the utility future - KEMA has been actively involved in efforts to help shape energy investments in the US economic stimulus plan.
Bus put to the proof - Buses equipped with the very latest technology will soon be plying the roads of London's outlying districts.
Smarter communication for Iberdrola - How do we maximize the efficiency of the data communication between our control centers and substations? KEMA’s consultants assess whether suppliers’ products meet Iberdrola’s strict standards.
Inspection up to the top - At a Shell Chemicals site, the concrete stack of the MSPO plant needed a civil inspection. An extra large telescopic boom lift offered the best solution to execute a safe, fast and economic inspection. Specialized civil inspectors from KEMA executed the inspection.
Ensuring electrical reliability worldwide - Low voltage panels are essential components in any electrical power system. To demonstrate that their products meet safety and reliability requirements, panel builders submit their products to test houses such as KEMA.
Narrow-field pylon stands up to high-power test - Under the watchful eye of experts from KEMA and Dutch high-voltage grid operator TenneT, a new electricity pylon has successfully come through a half-second 50 kA rms current surge with a peak of 125 kA.