Pacific DC Intertie — The Pacific DC Intertie (also called Path 65) is an electric power transmission line that transmits electricity from the Pacific Northwest to the Los Angeles area using high voltage direct current (HVDC). The line capacity is 3,100 megawatts,… … Wikipedia
List of energy abbreviations — This is a list of abbreviations found in the context of energy issues. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y … Wikipedia
Super grid — Supergrid redirects here. For other uses, see Super grid (disambiguation). One conceptual plan of a super grid linking renewable sources across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. (DESERTEC) A super grid is a wide area transmission network… … Wikipedia
Electric power transmission — Electric transmission redirects here. For vehicle transmissions, see diesel electric transmission. 400 kV high tension transmission lines near Madrid Electric power transmission or high voltage electric transmission is the bulk transfer of… … Wikipedia
CU project controversy — The CU Project Controversy involved years of protest against a proposed high voltage direct current powerline that was erected on the property of hundreds of farmers in west central Minnesota in the late 1970s. The electrical cooperatives… … Wikipedia
Transmission tower — A delta pylon carrying a 400kV power line towards Madrid. A transmission tower (colloquially termed an electricity pylon in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, an ironman in Australia, and a hydro tower in parts of Canada) is a tall structure … Wikipedia
Hochspannungs-Gleichstrom-Übertragung — Die Hochspannungs Gleichstrom Übertragung (HGÜ) ist ein Verfahren der elektrischen Energieübertragung mit hoher Gleichspannung von über 100 kV. Der in der Praxis gelegentlich verwendete englische Begriff lautet HVDC (englisch High… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Path 64 — or the Marketplace Adelanto line is a very long 202 mile (325 km) 500 kilovolt power line that runs from the Adelanto substation close to Adelanto, California and the High Desert all the way to the Marketplace substation in Nevada.[1][2]… … Wikipedia
Inga-Shaba — The Inga Shaba EHVDC Transmission Line is an electric cable in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was mainly constructed by Morrison Knudsen International, an American engineering firm, and cost 900 million United States dollars.The Inga Shaba… … Wikipedia
Uno Lamm — August Uno Lamm (May 22 1904 ndash; June 1 1989) was a Swedish electrical engineer and inventor, sometimes called The Father of High Voltage Direct Current power transmission. Lamm was born in Gothenburg, on the Swedish west coast, but obtained… … Wikipedia