Imad Kanouni

Electrical Engineer with 20+ years of experience on the mid and high voltage sectors. CEO @MidsunIKM

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Two critical properties of RTV coatings for high-voltage insulators can actually be lost… and then naturally recovered! 🧐

This behavior is one of the reasons why it provides long-term protection for high-voltage insulation systems.

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What can we do?
- Study migratory routes to identify high-risk areas
- Implement bird-friendly designs in energy infrastructure
- Retrofit existing dangerous poles
- Pressure governments for stronger bird conservation laws

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An annual report of the State of the World’s Birds report by BirdLife International was released with a concerning trend for our electrical field: the number of bird species threatened by the power infrastructures has increased by 3% between 2010 and 2024.

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Energy infrastructure, including power lines and wind turbines, poses significant risks to birds, which is specially true for migratory species.

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By the way: this video was taken in a conference in Portugal and I will soon be doing another presentation in Abu Dhabi. Let me know which companies or conferences you'd like to see this full presentation shared with!👇

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Low cost - High impact

This is how installing animal-outage protective covers on transmission and distribution infrastructure can significantly reduce the risk of animal electrocutions and improve grid reliability.

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The countdown for Middle East Energy has begun! I'm happy to announce that my team and I will be attending the conference, and we would love to see you there.

Let's meet!

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Interesting read: https://t.co/AJguxS7QKu

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The need of expanding and modernizing #USA's electric transmission infrastructure to maintain economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness: https://t.co/SZ7jZNaq6H

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Brazil is suing ENEL for damages caused to the city of São Paulo during last month's power outage. https://t.co/IK7OlqMeaC

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Remember that huge blackout in the Balkan region in the middle of the summer? It turns out the cause was poor vegetation management! https://t.co/IwtWFsCNph

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Fire in a substation from #Texas will keep burning for at least 40 days https://t.co/XxuYC1YOtl

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Transmission Line Undergrounding in #Anaheim "We've been undergrounding major roadways (...) since 1990" https://t.co/paWRcab7rA

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Outage in #Nigeria caused by a snapped 330kV transmission line located in a swampy forest https://t.co/SyvynUk0nj

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The Cuban grid has collapsed 4 times since Thursday: https://t.co/sTDHOXDyDq

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A tool to track outages around Florida caused by #Milton https://t.co/WHu6JmMFuA

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A hot air balloon left 12,500 customers without power https://t.co/SxNy8pKgyY

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Raccoons knock out the power of thousands #USA https://t.co/83Nrdp0VgV

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Racoon damages electrical equipment in the #USA https://t.co/7Y1ZkD7z2s

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Another squirrel-induced power outage https://t.co/8buRWGkyVL