As a trusted provider of software, consultancy, and technical services to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), EA Technology is delighted to announce a 10-year agreement to provide the company with its Asset Investment Management Software Solution, EA Technology | Invest. SSEN is the first company to adopt this new web-based software, providing the company … Read more
My name is Esther Dudek and I am a consultant in the EV infrastructure team. My role in projects is often about how we analyse and interpret data, and then how we communicate what that data is telling us. I’m enjoying expanding that to include geospatial data. In the last few months I’ve been learning … Read more
My name is Paul Barnfather and I lead the team that develops and deploys EA Technology’s solutions for low-cost electric vehicle charging infrastructure and connections. I work closely with electricity network operators, developers, local government, senior asset managers, practitioners and regulators to try and make sure that electricity networks are ready for a low-carbon future. … Read more
My name is Dawn O’Brien and I have been working at EA Technology for 25 years. My day to day work life involves working closely with clients to model the health, consequence and risk for assets on their networks and enable them to make effective asset management decisions. As part of this process I run … Read more
Engineering innovators EA Technology has been involved with a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project that addresses climate change and the wider environmental challenges we will all face in the future. As part of a carbon replacement initiative, EA Technology has donated £10,000 to The Mersey Forest Partnership project, to plant saplings on the Tatton Estate … Read more
My name is Ramiz Ahmed and I look after the Monitoring Services team in the Operations Business. The team is responsible for adding value to the data generated by various monitoring solutions we provide to our customers. This includes HV and LV, such as Astute HV Partial Discharge (PD) Monitoring, Alvin Reclosers, VisNet LV Monitoring … Read more
An interview with Dave A Roberts, Technical Director, EA Technology. In what way and to what extent do you foresee emerging technologies altering the traditional value chain characteristics of production, distribution and retail within electricity systems? The transition to a net zero economy will have a profound effect on the electricity sector. Decarbonising generation is … Read more
Managing ageing switchgear is an ongoing issue for a growing transmission and distribution network managing rising electricity generation and consumption and evolving industry dynamics. One of the most significant problems with old switchgear is lack of maintenance – and failures are often the result of pure oversight. Carrying out timely repairs is an essential part … Read more
The eighth blog in the series is not one covering condition information or tests that offer a maintenance output and guidance but one that is purely a health and safety matter associated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls, otherwise known as PCB. Although the changes of coming across a high concentration of PCB on the UK electricity network … Read more
Most transformers rely upon a combination of insulating oil and paper to provide insulation both between phases and phase and earth. Transformers are probably the most reliable components on the high voltage networks, having few moving parts. However, they are subject to long term ageing and degradation. Thermal degradation of the insulation occurs during life. … Read more