Can power flow control solutions speed up the energy transition?
The EU’s ‘70% requirement’ for TSOs to make transmission capacity available for cross-border electricity trading came into effect nearly five years ago but so far progress has been slow. With the end 2025 deadline fast approaching, what can transmission owners do to move closer to reaching 70% available capacity between countries? In this article, Mark […]
Accelerating progress on the EU’s 70% requirement with APFC
The EU’s ‘70% requirement’ for TSOs to make transmission capacity available for cross-border electricity trading came into effect nearly five years ago but so far progress has been slow. With the end 2025 deadline fast approaching, what can transmission owners do to move closer to reaching 70% available capacity between countries? In this article, Mark […]
Employee Spotlight – Robert Persello, Sr Staff Commissioning Engineer
What inspired you to first join Smart Wires? I have spent almost my whole professional career (just under 20 years) working in the Transmission Industry in Australia. Most of my career has been in the delivery of or managing teams delivering large electrical infrastructure projects. In these roles I have felt firsthand the challenges that […]
Technology in focus: APFC and PSTs
There are many forms of power flow control solutions for transmission and distribution grids, but the differences between these solutions are often not well understood. In this article, Sarah Rozon presents two commonly known power flow control solutions—advanced power flow control (APFC) and phase shifting transformers (PSTs)—describing how they work, their main applications, and the […]
Energy Explained Podcast by SCADA International
What is Order 1920 and what does it mean for the grid?
FERC is reforming regional transmission policy for the first time in a decade with the newly introduced Order 1920. But what is it, and how will it change transmission planning in the US? In this article, Ted Bloch-Rubin shares his insights on Order 1920, focusing on the impact of requiring consideration of alternative transmission technologies […]
Employee Spotlight: Richelle Sampson, Sr Manager of Project Operations
What inspired you to first join Smart Wires? I was inspired to join Smart Wires during the pandemic. I was working in a job that was not fulfilling and did not align with my true passions of sustainability and clean energy. I wanted to work for an organization that matched my personal beliefs and my […]
How does APFC actually enable interconnections?
FERC’s Order 2023 aims to streamline the interconnection process in the U.S., including through requiring inclusion of alternative transmission technologies (ATTs) in interconnection studies. But how do ATTs support faster interconnection of renewables? And is this already happening today? In this part 2 of his original article on Order 2023, Ted Bloch-Rubin explains how flexible […]