Vattenfall

Vattenfall

The Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) is operated by Vattenfall. Facilitated by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC), Synaptec retrofitted passive fibre optic sensors to the AOWF to monitor and...

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Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn

Affordable, resilient monitoring of overhead power lines using passive, distributed current sensors. Deutsche Bahn are a German railway company and the largest railway operator in Europe. In 2021, Synaptec has completed their first trials with Deutsche Bahn to...

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Euramet

Euramet

Electricity from renewables is helping reduce the emissions that would otherwise be produced from fossil fuels, but network operators struggle in integrating these more distributed sources of energy. One solution is to use smart grids capable of monitoring and...

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SSEN

SSEN

Accurate, reliable and real-time protection is vital for maintaining integrity and continuity of service on power networks. The increased drive to integrate new renewable generation within the network has also heightened the multi-ended circuit challenge. Distance and...

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Statnett

Statnett

Fast and robust busbar protection is critical to ensuring the reliability and safety of transmission substations and their power networks. Failure to clear busbar faults in a timely manner has the potential to severely damage the entire substation, causing prolonged...

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Reaction project

Reaction project

CASE STUDY – THE REACTION PROJECT, LEVENMOUTH 2020 1 Offshore wind generation is subject to harsher conditions than onshore wind, which puts a great deal of pressure on the reliability of critical infrastructure. With the increase in the number of offshore wind farms...

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