CALGARY — The chief executive of the agency that operates power transmission lines in Alberta is defending a proposal to spend billions of dollars constructing new lines between Calgary and Edmonton.
David Erikson, chief executive the Alberta Electric System Operator, says he’s puzzled by suggestions by opponents that the organization is trying to “hoodwink” consumers.
He says more power transmission lines will help prevent power shortages.
Erikson says if there’s no extra capacity added to the province’s electricity grid, it could lead to some homes periodically going dark.
Enmax, a power subsidiary owned by …

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sep 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — GNSYY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Germany-based Sennheiser has successfully used Agilent’s Genesys RF and microwave design software and Momentum GX electromagnetic (EM) simulator to develop a series of third-generation, wireless multichannel audio receivers for on-stage professional vocal and musical performance.
Sennheiser developed its high-end receivers of the evolution wireless G3 series, which feature excellent RF sensitivity and interference immunity, in virtually half the time it would have taken using the …

have been blessed with the opportunity to speak during the afternoon sessions at PCB Atlanta on October 22.  UP Media has always been very kind to us and have now provided me with this opportunity.
The seminar I will be teaching will be on the topic of marketing yourself using the social media and online tools that are currently available online.  Below is the abstract I submitted when I approached them with the idea.
Are you trying to find a way to stand out among the crowd?  The field of marketing and …

Entergy Texas has completed or is about to put into service $100 million in electricity transmission projects, including new lines on the Bolivar Peninsula and in The Woodlands.
The recent improvements include storm-hardened high-voltage transmission towers in coastal communities hit hard by Hurricane Ike, from Beaumont to High Island, Gilchrist, Crystal Beach and Port Bolivar.
All the new coastal power line poles are concrete or steel, with higher ratings for enduring storms than equipment they replaced. Much of the new equipment, for example, is rated for 140-mph wind or a half-inch of …

* Los Angeles may alter plan for green transmission line
* Environmentalists oppose proposed route
* Project shows issues in routing green energy to cities
By Laura Isensee
LOS ANGELES, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants to make Los Angeles the “cleanest, greenest big city” in the United States, but a key project to bring renewable energy across the desert to the city could change under pressure from environmental groups.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the largest U.S. municipal utility with 4 million customers, wants to build an 85-mile (136 km) …