Mercury Cable & Energy Announces Additional Stranding Partners for HVCRC Smart Conductor in China
Posted June 24, 2011
Mercury Cable & Energy (MC&E), the leading developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (HVCRC) for electrical transmission lines, is pleased to announce that it’s international affiliates have agreed to licensing terms for stranding and sales of HVCRC conductor in the Peoples Republic of China with Nanning Yinsha Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. (Nanning Cable) and Changjiang High-Technical Cable Co., Ltd. (Changjiang Cable) two of the leading providers of bare overhead transmission conductor in China.
“MC&E’s HVCRC Smart Conductor is the highest quality and performance composite conductor and we look forward to providing HVCRC in the China marketplace,” stated Mr. Jianxiong Luo, President of Nanning Cable. “We are excited to work with MC&E because of its strong emphasis on the quality and performance of its products.
Mr. Cheng Hao, President of Changjiang Cable stated “Changjiang Cable is proud to be part of the production team focused on delivering HVCRC Smart Conductors to the China Grid and to be able to supply the leading composite conductor solution for China’s urgent demand for electric power transmission”.
“We are pleased to begin commercial production with Nanning Cable,” said Todd Harris, President of MC&E. Mr. Harris went on to state, “Once Changjiang Cable achieves certification for stranding our HVCRC composite core, it will allow us to fulfill orders with their customer base while helping the Chinese Grid developers build a more efficient Smart Grid for China.”
Nanning Yinsha Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. and Changjiang High-Technical Cable Co. , Ltd. are two of the leading providers of bare overhead transmission conductor in China. Their expertise includes the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper and aluminum and cable products for the energy transmission market. The Companies are preferred suppliers to China State Grid and China Southern Grid and offer competitive strengths in such areas as brand recognition, distribution, sales, service and operating efficiency. For more information visit their websites at http://www.yin-sha.com/en/ and http://en.cjcable.cn/.
Mercury Cable & Energy is a privately‐held developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (HVCRC), Smart Conductors for the Smart Grid. Its patented HVCRC Smart Conductor is superior to existing conductors in a number of key performance areas including:
- Up to double the current carrying capacity of ACSR
- Substantially reduces high‐temperature sag
- Requires fewer structures for new line construction
- Increases capacity of existing rights‐of‐way and structures through retrofitting
- Eliminates bi‐metallic corrosion
- Significantly reduces line losses compared to same‐diameter conventional and composite conductors at
equal operating temperatures
Contact: Mercury Cable & Energy
Todd Harris, President
tharris@mercurycable.com