Reference Materials

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is produced "Vids for Grids: New Media for the New Energy Workforce" videos.  The Vids for Grids is one of 54 Smart Grid workforce training programs funded by the Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly referred to as ARRA or the Stimulus. 

Globally recognized as the must-attend Smart Grid gathering, GridWeek is the only event with a proven history of attracting the complete diversity of global Smart Grid stakeholders to explore Smart Grid’s impact on the economy, utility infrastructure, consumers and the environment while answering the industry’s most pressing questions.

Sandy Aivaliotis, Senior Vice President, Operations, Technology and Business Development for The Valley Group, a Nexans company, gave a presentation at the "Emerging Phenomena In Changing Electric Energy Systems : What Might Happen, Why, and How to Manage it?" conference held March 8-9, 2011, at Carnegie Mellon University.

Globally recognized as the must-attend Smart Grid gathering, GridWeek is the only event with a proven history of attracting the complete diversity of global Smart Grid stakeholders to explore Smart Grid’s impact on the economy, utility infrastructure, consumers and the environment while answering the industry’s most pressing questions.

Ron Stelmak, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for The Valley Group, a Nexans company, authored an article entitled "Key Smart Grid Objectives Made Possible with Dynamic Line Ratings." 

Sandy Aivaliotis, Senior Vice President, Operations, Technology and Business Development for The Valley Group, a Nexans company, gave a presentation entitled "Dynamic Line Ratings for Optimal and Reliable Power Flow : Enhanced Power Flow for the Smart Grid" at a FERC Technical Conference held in June.

Kate Rowland, Managing Editor of Intelligent Utility magazine, discusses how Dynamic LIne Ratings play a role in averting power line problems in her article, Ahead of the Storm: Weather Damage Averted by LIne Smarts

Dynamic Line Ratings Designated as a Key Enabling Technology for the Smart Grid by the U.S. Department of Energy

Kathleen Davis, Senior Editor of Utility Automation and Engineering magazine, discusses advances towards the SmartGrid, and some of the technologies that will help get us there in her article entitled Building a Better Transmission System.

GridWeek, the annual gathering for Smart Grid, provided the opportunity for organizations and businesses focused on Smart Grid to hold meetings and participate in collaborative sessions and learn from leading industry experts. The Valley Group was proud to be a Gold Sponsor, and to participate in the Grid Reliability: Hardening our Critical Energy Infrastructure session.

GridWeek, the annual gathering for Smart Grid, provides the opportunity for organizations and businesses focused on Smart Grid to hold meetings and participate in collaborative sessions and learn from leading industry experts. The Valley Group is proud to be a Gold Sponsor, and to participate in the Grid Reliability: Hardening our Critical Energy Infrastructure session, held on September 23, 2009, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

James Varley, Editor of Modern Power Systems magazine, investigates the hidden potential of tension-based real-time line monitoring.

Visit this website to learn about the NEMA organization's role in encouraging investment in the Smart Grid.

Most overhead transmission line ratings are based on static assumptions, which are often not accurate or reliable. Learn how real time transmission ratings make all the difference.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 includes establishment of mandatory, enforceable standards on operation of the transmission network, including thermal limits (SEC.215). Learn about TVG's product designed to help.

The Department of Energy is sponsoring a series of E-Forums (web-based presentations or "Webinars") on Smart Grid benefits. The Valley Group recently participated in the first such E-Forum. The attachment contains the presentation.

During a recent e-Forum sponsored by NEMA, Sandy Aivaliotis, the Senior Vice President of The Valley Group, gave this presentation to show the benefits of the Group's monitoring systems.

With special attention to the advent of the SmartGrid, The Valley Group's products advantages are clearly shown.

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In-depth information on CIGRE, CIGRE sessions, highlights, and papers.

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