“Electricity is the primary challenge. On the grid, we have companies like TS Conductor that can just change the wires and run twice as much electricity through them. I was kind of amazed you really can do that,” said Bill Gates to Bloomberg Green. We can #reconductor the existing grid to double or even triple line capacity using the existing infrastructure and rights-of-way. For new build projects, major CAPEX savings can also be realized, since projects can be designed with fewer and shorter towers for these low-sag conductors. https://lnkd.in/gemb9Jmw #TxInfrastructure #Grid #Electrification
TS Conductor
Utilities
Huntington Beach, California 1,654 followers
Electricity Delivered Better.
About us
Transmission and distribution systems are the backbone of the world’s power grids and the global energy transition. Yet T&D technology hasn’t significantly changed in more than a century. We cannot operate a 21st century grid with 20th century wires. That’s why TS Conductor was born — because there’s a better way to deliver electricity. Headquartered in California, our award-winning, high-performance conductors are modernizing electricity infrastructure for all. TS Conductor provides a drop-in advanced solution for both reconductoring and new line builds capable of handling 3x ampacity, cutting line losses by as much as 50%, and boasting exceptional strength while nearly eliminating sag, compared to traditional ACSR/ACSS conductors. The TS team and our electric utility partners are unlocking that potential — strengthening grid reliability and resilience, reducing total costs, accelerating grid modernization and decarbonization, and enabling better renewables integration, all while handling new loads from EVs and the Electrify Everything movement. Plus, by using the best materials and technology available, we’ve solved the problems associated with previous generations of advanced conductors. Our conductors are easy to work with, using tools and techniques already familiar to line crews. All of this has made the TS solution one of the most-awarded grid technologies of recent years, including 2023 winner of the CABLE Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy’s American Made challenge, 2023 winner of a Platts Global Energy Award from S&P Global Commodity Insights, 2023 winner of Public Utilities Fortnightly’s inaugural Edison Pioneers Innovation of the Year, and 2024 finalist of BNEF Pioneers. Born in the USA. Made in the USA. Backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, NextEra, and National Grid.
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https://www.tsconductor.com/
External link for TS Conductor
- Industry
- Utilities
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Huntington Beach, California
- Type
- Privately Held
Locations
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Huntington Beach, California 92649, US
Employees at TS Conductor
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Pradeep Tagare
VC Investments to enable a safe, clean, affordable energy future and meet climate change goals
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Jason Huang
Founder & CEO of TS Conductor: award-winning, high-performance conductors made in America to modernize the world’s power grids.
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Martin Travers
Board Director and Advisor
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rulong chen
All round disciplined software engineer use mathematical modeling for conductor thermal, sag/tension analysis.
Updates
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The historic Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 1920 will remain top of mind for years ahead as transmission planning takes modern form. Review the key details in this fact sheet from RMI: https://lnkd.in/gnfqvkcH
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Thank you to all of the hardworking lineworkers who keep our electric grid operating safely day in and day out! #LineworkerAppreciation
As we observe National Lineworker Appreciation Day, we honor the dedicated lineworkers who are working around the clock in extreme heat to clear downed trees and broken branches as they restore power to customers after #HurricaneBeryl. Lineworkers respond to disasters with a commitment to restore power and rebuild infrastructure when needed, and EEI salutes their service to their communities. #ThankALineworker
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Why does Bill Gates confidently bet on TS Conductor ? “The surest bets, Gates said, are the companies that find ways to make existing systems more efficient. ‘They are, in a sense, just making a better product.’” That’s exactly what we’re doing for the electricity grid with the high-performance, high-ampacity TS Conductor. As stated in the article, TS Conductor “...makes a power cable that weighs less and carries more electricity than conventional wires. That lets utilities add power to congested grids without building new transmission lines.” We’re proud to have the backing of Breakthrough Energy and Bill Gates on this mission to deliver electricity better. Read more in the Wall Street Journal: https://lnkd.in/erxQxRTb
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Bill Gates cited TS Conductor as an "early win" among his many clean technology investments in today's The Wall Street Journal. I'm a long-time admirer of Bill for his efforts to eradicate polio, among other things, and it feels good to be part of a company that he is investing in and vocally supporting.
Bill Gates on His Climate Investments: The Early Winners and Long Shots
wsj.com
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TS's aluminum-encapsulated carbon core (AECC) conductors unleash huge performance benefits for #transmission systems by eliminating the weight and sagging penalty of steel and maximizing use of conductive aluminum. Our R&D engineers are also pushing boundaries at the forefront of #conductor innovation. We're exploring how carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could bring even more conductivity to the entire conductor package. https://lnkd.in/gUdhxzyX
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Our energy grid is expected to see skyrocketing load demand, with data center power demand in the US alone on track to double from 2022 levels by 2030 (McKinsey). Meeting this demand with clean power and existing infrastructure will become increasingly difficult. Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) are hardware and software solutions that are deployed within existing transmission systems to help increase capacity, flexibility, and efficiency of power transfer. These GETs technologies have the potential of addressing the over $21B in estimated annual congestion cost for consumers. Powerhouse has mapped the GETs landscape in order to provide visibility to the different focus areas and highlight the major players in the field. TS Conductor who have installed over 1,000 km of lines globally in the last 5 years LineVision, who uses non-contact sensors and analytics to increase capacity and flexibility of transmission lines Smart Wires Inc., who has released a modular power flow control device capable of injecting a leading or lagging voltage push NewGrid, who is developing and commercializing topology optimization of grid assets Pearl Street Technologies, who has built digital grid planner tools to accelerate modeling and simulation study time for new projects by up to 200x #GridEnhancingTechnologies #CleanEnergy #MarketResearch Special thanks to Katherine Moldow.
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More generation capacity is stuck in interconnection queues than the total capacity online, and most of those resources are renewables and batteries. The need for transmission infrastructure that adequately and reliably delivers that capacity is overwhelming. Reconductoring with TS Conductor can increase the transmission capacity of existing lines by double or even triple, in a fraction of the time, for a fraction of the cost compared to building a new line. #Energy #Electricity #Grid https://lnkd.in/gsf3W_ws
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Have you heard of REFA? Berkeley Lab and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) teamed up to create a tool for the economic and financial assessment of reconductoring projects. This tool supports regional grid transmission planning in the era of FERC 1920, moving the needle on grid modernization. Check out the fact sheet below. #AdvancedConductors #Reconductoring
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All round disciplined software engineer use mathematical modeling for conductor thermal, sag/tension analysis.
Busy this week for next order