Increasing Efficiency Through Power Line Reconductoring, with Umed Paliwal

Increasing Efficiency Through Power Line Reconductoring, with Umed Paliwal

Author: Berkeley Law July 10, 2024 Duration: 1:45
The expansion of renewable energy is heightening the need for improved transmission capacity of our electrical grid. Unfortunately, rapid grid expansion to meet this demand faces funding and cost allocation obstacles. Large-scale reconductoring of advanced conductor systems has been proposed as an alternative. We spoke to Umed Paliwal, a researcher from UC Berkeley, to learn more about the process and benefits of reconductoring. For a transcript of this episode, please visit https://climatebreak.org/increasing-efficiency-through-power-line-reconductoring-with-umed-paliwal/

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