Cabling

HomePlug Powerline Alliance members have been promoting powerline networking success at the recent IP&TV World Forum. The HomePlug Powerline Alliance is the worldwide industry group for powerline communications networking standards, which enables a home’s electrical wires to distribute broadband Internet, IPTV and HD video, digital music and smart energy applications. The Alliance is an industry-led initiative with 65 member companies that creates specifications, marketing and certification...

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In a major project set to be completed by 2016, Siemens is set to increase the power transmission capacity between England and Scotland. A consortium between Prysmian and Siemens Energy is building a submarine DC interconnector in the Irish Sea. The customers of this project are the British grid operator National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and its Scottish counterpart Scottish Power Transmission (SPT), which founded the special-purpose joint venture NGET/SPT Upgrades Ltd....

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South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) is urging people to look out for the telltale signs of faulty electrics as part of a drive to cut the number of house fires it attends. With the latest statistics showing that half of all accidental house fires across the UK in 2010/11 were caused by faulty or misused electrical equipment, SYFR’s firefighters joined forces with the Electrical Safety Council to make sure people know the risks and take care when using electrics in their home. ...

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