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ESBI takes leading role at PAC world conference Dublin

ESBI TOOK a leading role in organising the inaugural Protection, Automation and Control (PAC) World Conference, which was held in Trinity College, Dublin, from Monday to Thursday June 21 to 24. The event attracted a wide range of delegates from the PAC World community, including utility professionals and experts from universities, manufacturers and consultancies. ESBI Consultants Manager Clare Duffy and ESBI Engineering Head of Engineering Mick Mackey were both on the organising committee for the event.After the conference was opened by PAC World magazine Editor-in-Chief Dr. Alexander Apostolov ESB Deputy Chief Executive John Shine gave the keynote address on SMART Networks. Mick Mackey also presented on the Future of Electricity – PAC Challenges of Today and Tomorrow.

Other papers presented by ESB and ESBI included:

• Testing of ESB's 20kV faulted phase earthing system - Neil McDonagh, ESBI Engineering.
• Challenges of modern settings management facing relay manufacturers, utilities, settings management specialists & power system calculation software vendors - co-authored by Hugh Borland, ESB Networks, Daryl Coleman, Electrocon International, Dr.Zeljko Schreiner, IPS-Energy and Adam Middleton, GE-Energy.
• Review of Embedded Generation Interface Protection (EGIP) - Ken Atkinson, ESBI Engineering.
• Distribution and home automation - Mark McGranaghan, EPRI/ESB Project.
• Ireland's smart grid demonstration projects - Teresa Fallon, ESB Networks, Andrew Keane, UCD.

Mick Mackey, Head of Engineering, ESBI Engineering.

Other topics included in conference presentations included: Smart Grid – what is it?; Cyber security for substation automation, protection and control systems; Impact of wind power on PAC substation automation systems engineering and Power system education challenges for professionals and administrators.

ESBI had an exhibition stand at the conference where staff met representatives from utilities around the world. A technical visit was also organised for participants on Friday June 25th to the 12MW Carnsore Point Windfarm in Co. Wexford. Here the good weather, scenery and technical know-how of staff from ESBI O&M Solutions added to the enjoyment and success of the day.

Clare Duffy, Chairperson of the organising committee, expressed sincere thanks to all involved in making the conference such a success in bringing together the PAC community.

ESBI exhibits at PowerGen Europe

ESBI EXHIBITED and presented at the PowerGen Europe conference which took place in Amsterdam in June. Organised by Enterprise Ireland, the ESBI exhibition unit was part of a large stand showcasing six Irish companies. Mick Mackey, Head of Engineering, ESBI Engineering, presented a paper entitled The Challenges of Managing the Portfolio of Large Capital Generation Projects in Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland, which included an overview of ESB's Project Delivery Model. A paper on the Moneypoint Environmental Retrofit Project, co-authored by Philip LeGoy, Senior Consultant, ESBI Engineering, was presented by AE&E Group (Lenjtes)

ESBI exhibits at PoweGen Europe.

CIGRE working group attendees: Back row (l-r): Jan Bednarik, HV Engineering, ESBI; Gilles Tremouille, Areva T&D, France; Hugh Cunningham, Substation Design, ESBI; Eamonn Duggan, CIGRE Irish National Committee Chairperson and Senior Project Manager, ESBI: Alexandre Parisot, RTE, France; Hiroshi Imagawa, Chubu Electric Power Co. Japan and Mark McVey, Dominion Virginia Power, USA. Middle row (l-r): Akira Okada, Japan AE Power Systems Corporation, Japan and CIGRE AA3 Area Advisor; Toly Messinger, British Columbia Transmission, Canada; João Crispim, Rede Electrica Nacional, Portugal and Tibor Kertesz, Hydro One Networks, Canada. Front row (l-r): Andrew Cheang, Japan AE Power Systems Asia Pte, Singapore, Alexandre Barreira, Rede Electrica Nacional, Portugal: Slawomir Samek, Energoprojekt Krakow SA, Poland; Radivoje Crnjin, Elektroistok Beograd D.O.O, Serbia; John Nixon, Areva T&D UK Ltd, UK and Ciprian Diaconu, CN Transelectrica S.A., Romania.

CIGRÉ working group hosted by ESBI

ESBI WAS delighted to host two CIGRÉ working groups recently. The sessions focused on High Voltage (HV) substations and issues relating to power system disturbances.

Session one involved Working Group B3-23 and was aimed at developing a set of guidelines for uprating and upgrading HV Substations. Hugh Cunningham, from ESBI Engineering Substation Design, is the designated ESBI representative on this working group. The session included a site visit to Carrickmines 220kV substation (Dublin), which was kindly accommodated by ESB Networks.

Session two revolved around CIGRÉ Joint Working Group C4.207 (with CIRED), which is presently tasked with developing a guide for ‘Assessment of Transferred Earth Potential Rise on Telecommunications Systems Due to Faults in A.C. Power Systems’. Ken Atkinson, of ESBI Engineering Power System Studies, is the designated ESBI representative on this working group. Members attending the session included professionals from the energy industry and universities in Ireland, the UK, Sweden, Hungary and Canada.

About CIGRE

ESBI is an active member of CIGRÉ, which stands for Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Électriques or in English the International Council on Large Eelectric Systems. Issues related to the planning and operation of power systems, as well as the design, construction, maintenance and disposal of HV equipment and plants are at the core of CIGRÉ’s mission.

About CIRED

CIRED is the Congrès International des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution, or in English the International Conference on Electricity Distribution

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Awards Day sponsorship promotes wind energy

ESB ENERGY International (ESBEI) sponsored an Awards Day held recently at St. Bridget's Vocational School, Loughrea, Co. Galway. Students received awards recognising academic and sporting excellence throughout the year. Guest of Honour, Joe McDonagh former President of the GAA and current Chairman of Galway Vocational Educational Committee (VEC), highlighted the important role ESB plays in meeting Ireland's renewable energy targets, during his speech to students.

St. Bridget's school in Loughrea is located near ESBEI's Derrybrien Windfarm. Sponsorship of the Awards Day is just one of the many ESBEI initiatives underway to promote wind energy education in the community.

Front row: a selection of students from St. Bridget's Vocational School who received ESBEI sponsored awards. Back row (l-r): Kieran Tubridy, Community Liaison, Renewables, Independent Generation, ESBEI, Joe McDonagh, former President of the GAA and current Chairperson of Galway Vocational Educational Committee; David Finn, Commercial Manager, Renewables Independent Generation, ESBEI; Sean Connelly, Principal, St. Bridget's Vocational School, Loughrea, Co. Galway and Mary Barrett, Physical Education Teacher, St. Bridget's Vocational School and former medal winner at the World Masters Games, Canada.