Global Contact: when reliability is top priority
Issue 4-2010
Global Contact is KEMA’s worldwide quarterly magazine that is distributed among 12.000 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 industrial trends and topics, and the divers projects KEMA and her clients are working on.
This issue features:
"Reliability of energy supply has the highest priority in all decisions" - The Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) for the Kingdom of Bahrain is the country’s sole electricity and water utility. As vice chief executive of administration and finance, Sheikh Nawaf Al Khalifa is a leader in the Middle Eastern energy arena. He Sheikh Nawaf Al Khalifa sat down with KEMA to share his views on the energy sector in the Gulf Region and, in particular, Bahrain.
Boosting confidence in rail - The challenge for rail infrastructure operators is to keep their networks in the best possible condition at the lowest possible cost. KEMA’s Reliability Availability Maintainability model (RAM) helps by providing a picture of the power supply system.
Reliability, sustainability and the Virtual Power Plant - Many forward-looking leaders in the utility industry are defining a new vision for modern electric system architecture and operations — the Virtual Power Plant.
Growth, diversity and demand in India - India, over one billion people strong, is currently the second fastest growing economy in the world. With half of its population still lacking reliable energy supplies, the pressure is on to improve power distribution.
Power in the tropics: Condition and life extension in Darwin - In Australia’sory, the city of Darwin depends heavily on the Channel Island Power Station. The regional energy company asked KEMA to report on the condition of the plant and its remaining life expectancy, as a basis for a life extension program.
How cities contribute to climate protection - Citizens increasingly demand more involvement in climate protection issues. The German city of Leipzig may have found an answer with its integrated energy concept.
System reliability among the electric vehicle revolution - The electrification of transportation will play a role in the evolving sustainable energy future. Electric vehicles (EVs) are already rolling out worldwide. Integrating EVs into the electric power system raises new questions and challenges for utilities.
Failures bring experts together - An uninterrupted gas supply is crucial to businesses and households alike. When problems arise, Gasunie spares no effort to speedily detect the cause and rectify it, and welcomes KEMA’s input as an independent specialist investigator.
Rapid reclosure for the Russian market - The Russian Federation has strict requirements for high-voltage circuit-breakers. An enormous amount of power is needed to test breakers against these unique requirements. KEMA’s High Power Lab (HPL) has now developed a new method to ensure successful verification of these requirements.