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What is causing your power outage?

Shockingly the reason behind hundreds or thousands of power outages are animals interfering with electrical equipment.

Bird electrocution on High Voltage networks

Electrocution is a big threat to many bird species around the world. In plain English, it occurs when the bird encounters the High...

Corrosion in power distribution: how to avoid it?

Corrosion can be an aesthetic issue, but there is a high chance that it will also negatively affect the performance of a device or power...

Our commitment to protect wildlife (Earth day special)

Electricity basically drives the modern world. Just think about how many things depend on electricity on your daily life: cooking,...

Storks and high voltage networks

Most of the birds bridge on high voltage networks when taking off. But storks in particular are a threat. Get to know the solution!

5 unsuspecting animals that can cause a short-circuit

The image of a bird causing a short-circuit is familiar for many, specially for electrical engineers and maintenance and operations...

4 ways to avoid insulator flashovers

Water washing, increasing the creepage level, using silicone grease and RTV coatings are the most common ways to avoid insulator flashovers

Wildlife Series – protecting your power equipment and the animals around

In the past 20 years, it has become increasingly clear that external effects of wildlife are not under our control and have great effect...

Stopping Corrosion in the Utility Industry

Corrosion in the power industry: From electric transmission, distribution, and substation structures to gas distribution, drinking water,...

The importance of RTV Coating

I'd like to share with you my humble experience as a senior electrical engineer in HV T&D lines, and also as an end-user of different...