Issue 08/2012 | IEC e-tech

Editorial

Power generation & transmission

Issue 08/2012 Safety and reliability of power supplies

Hurricane Sandy, which hit the US Eastern seaboard, after having wrecked devastation in many countries and islands in the Caribbean region, offered a stark reminder of the central role played by electrical power in society today. More...

Technology Focus

Pumped-storage key to energy storage

With rising electricity consumption and costs, and the need to balance increasing levels of intermittent RE (renewable energy) generation from wind and solar systems, EES (electrical energy storage)...

Technology Focus

Marine renewables

Jonathan Colby was one of the three 2011 Young Professional Leaders. Here he outlines the advances that have been made in the marine renewable energy sector and highlights the challenges that still...

Technology Focus

Going with the wind

As demand surges for clean power generation to meet the world’s growing energy need, the renewable energy sector is set to expand rapidly. Wind energy is currently the most cost effective new...

Industry Spotlight

Helping keep power on

In many countries, everyday services and amenities such as water supply, heating, transport and communications are taken for granted. That is, until a major natural disaster cuts off…electricity,...

Technical Committees

TC work central to hydropower success

Hydropower continues to be the main source of clean energy in the world. Worldwide, it accounted for 16% of overall electricity generation and for 81,6% of electricity generation from renewable...

Technical Committees

Wherever it blows, TC work is essential

Governments throughout the world are trying to increase the share of renewables in their electricity generation portfolio both as a precaution against fluctuating prices for fossil fuels and for...