So began a recent announcement of the new surge protection service being offered by an affiliate of Florida Power & Light. The main offices of Evaluation Engineering are located in Florida, and the ...

European researchers have successfully tested a terawatt-level laser pulse system that can be used to protect power plants and other infrastructure from lightning strikes. The laser system can ...

Florida is the state where lightning strikes, and it is more than twice. With summer bringing multiple thunderstorms weekly the chances for tree damage are quite possible. Lightning protection systems ...

Ed Lobnitz, retired principal/senior electrical engineer at TLC Engineering Solutions, wrote the chapter on lightning protection for towers that has appeared in several editions of the NAB Engineering ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightning poses significant fire risks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), causing billions of dollars in damage annually, according to the Insurance ...

Standing hundreds of feet above ground, wind turbines—like tall trees, buildings, and telephone poles—are easy targets for lightning. Just by virtue of their height, they will get struck. Lightning ...

To train the participants in operational and performance testing techniques and methodologies for accepting newly established and/or enhanced systems as part of physical protection upgrade projects.