HIGH PERFORMANCE CONDUCTORS FOR A LOW CARBON WORLD™ | | CTC Global Expands Footprint with 5th ACCC® Core Manufacturing Facility in Pune, India | | CTC Global has inaugurated its fifth ACCC® Conductor Core manufacturing facility in Pune, India, underscoring its commitment to enhancing India’s electric power grid. This strategic move aims to bolster efficiency, capacity, and resilience in one of the world’s largest electricity markets. The facility, selected for its pivotal location and robust infrastructure, will cater to growing demands fueled by India’s ambitious energy initiatives and the "Make in India" campaign. Designed to support local utilities and manufacturing partners, the new facility signifies CTC Global’s dedication to innovation and sustainability in global energy transmission solutions. | | | | Powering the Future: FERC Order 1920 is a Pivotal Step Forward | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unveiled Order No. 1920, a pivotal directive reshaping transmission grid planning across the United States. This landmark order mandates a comprehensive approach to grid expansion, emphasizing rigorous benefits analysis for proposed projects. Central to these advancements are Advanced Conductors, such as the ACCC® Conductor, heralded for their role in enhancing transmission efficiency and reliability. | | | | Why the ACCC® Conductor Offers the Best Powerline Solution |
The ACCC® Conductor, renowned for its high strength, light weight, and thermal stability, offers significant advantages for transmission and sub-transmission projects, especially in addressing grid congestion, enhancing reliability, and future-proofing the grid against anticipated growth. The ACCC® Conductor's efficiency benefits, including reduced transmission line losses by 25 to 40%, demonstrate its cost-effectiveness over the project lifecycle, making it a compelling choice for reliability, resilience, and grid hardening initiatives.
| | | | The Crucial Role of Industry Standards for Advanced Conductors and Hardware | Adherence to industry standards, such as ASTM, ANSI, and IEC is imperative in ensuring the quality and safety of electrical infrastructure worldwide. Spearheading the development and implementation of these standards, CTC Global collaborates with esteemed organizations like EPRI and IEEE, notably championing ASTM B987-20 and ANSI C119.7 Standards for innovative technologies like the ACCC® Conductor, crucial for enhancing reliability and performance in harsh environments. | | | | Right Sizing the Electric Power Grid: The Role of Advanced Conductors | Optimizing the electric power grid, or "right sizing," is pivotal in ensuring its efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness amidst evolving energy demands. Central to this endeavor are Advanced Conductors, such as CTC Global's ACCC® Conductor, which revolutionize grid infrastructure. Unlike traditional conductors, ACCC® Conductors enhance capacity without extensive new construction, offering increased efficiency through reduced energy losses and enhanced reliability via superior mechanical properties. | | | | CTC Global Proudly Supports Major Transmission Project in Cameroon | The Cameroon-Chad Interconnection Project is a bilateral high-voltage (HV) interconnection project between Cameroon and Chad. It will be the first HV interconnector in Central Africa. The project involves a total of 1,556 km of new high-capacity, energy efficient transmission lines. | | | |
4 ACCC® Projects Recently Completed
86 ACCC® Projects Under Construction
130 ACCC® Projects Scheduled to Start
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August 25-30, 2024 | Paris, France
We're attending CIGRE Paris! Stop by and connect with our team at Stand S1P11.
| | | | Infocast Transmission & Interconnection Summit | After presenting "Reconductoring as a First Step in Grid Capacity Expansion" CTC Global's Peter Brehm moderated a panel session "Getting the Most Out of the Existing Grid - Will FERC Draft Order 1920 Increase the Role of Alternative Transmission Technologies and Grid-Enhancing Technologies? and later: “Dealing with Supply Chain Issues for Transmission Projects." CTC Global's David Chiesa and Alfie Wilkes were also on hand to answer questions. | | | | ET EnergyWorld Interview with CTC Global's CEO Mr. J.D. Sitton During visit to India | ET EnergyWorld taped an exclusive in-depth discussion with J.D. Sitton, the CEO of CTC Global, as he shared his visionary perspectives at the Transmission and Distribution Conclave. Mr. Sitton described how innovative strategies and technologies are set to energize tomorrow and revolutionize the future of energy transmission and distribution. | | | | EPRI 'GET SET' Spring Workshop June 2024 | In unison with ESIG, G-PST, NERC, and NATF, EPRI held a workshop to share experiences with deploying Advanced Conductors and other Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) and next steps to scale them further. The workshop brought together experts from CTC Global and other suppliers along with utilities, regulatory staff, and researchers to identify ways to eliminate barriers to deployment. | | RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORTS | | | | 'Prospects for Innovative Power Grid Technologies | Supported by CurrENT Europe and Breakthrough Energy this Compass Lexicon Report examines eight different innovative grid technologies including ACCC Advanced Conductors, analyses the potential of innovative grid technologies through cases studies, and assesses the role they can play in helping Europe reach its decarbonization goals. | | | | Reconductoring with Advanced Conductors Can Accelerate Rapid Grid Expansion | Recent policy measures from FERC have identified planning and interconnection policy reforms that will help grow transmission capacity over the long term. When advanced conductors are used, reconductoring in existing rights-of-way (ROW) can substantially increase transmission capacity in the current grid, allowing clean energy to be more fully tapped during the years-longer period it takes to develop the new lines for long-term system needs. | | | | Energy Institute at Haas Updates “Accelerating Transmission Expansion by Using Advanced Conductors in Existing Right-of-Way” | First released in November 2023, The Energy Institute at Haas Berkley and Grid Lab paper (updated February 2024) presents tremendous insight into the vast benefits of updating the existing grid using ACCC® Conductor. The paper was also presented in a recorded webinar that provided additional details. | | | | CurrENT Europe: From Innovation to Mainstream: How to deploy Innovative Grid Technologies at the distribution level | Following the recent release of CurrENT's "Recommendations for the deployment of DSO projects" report, they held a webinar. Listen in from minute 19 to minute 31 as Mr. Pat Howe of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks presents an ACCC® Conductor case study. | | | | |
