European innovation tackles power cuts
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 11:31
in Earth & Climate
Many European countries have just endured their coldest, most protracted winter in decades, and the importance of a secure and reliable energy supply has never been more evident. Additionally, bad weather can cause unprecedented surges in demand, especially at peak times, putting the electricity distribution industry under tremendous pressure to maintain supplies throughout the power network systems. When a fault occurs somewhere along the network thousands of people and businesses can be deprived of power.