PARIS and GENEVA - SchlumbergerSema, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), today announced that it has delivered together with Gillam-FEi, a subsidiary of Long Island, New York, Frequency Electronics, an innovative electricity distribution control system to the Services Industriels de Genve (SIG) Utility. SIG provides electricity transmission and distribution services to more than 250,000 residents in the Geneva, Switzerland area.
"Domain and technical expertise at the right price were deciding factors for awarding this contract to the SchlumbergerSema/Gillam-Fei consortium," stated Raymond Cettou, electricity projects coordinator, Services Industriels de Genve.
The new energy control system encompasses powerful network simulation capabilities, which enable SIG to optimize transmission and distribution grid operations, and achieve better matching of power generation with consumption demand. It will also enable the utility to improve the quality of electrical distribution, and to simulate and prepare for various recovery scenarios in the event of network failures.
The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system includes application programs for efficient power distribution, as well as communication with remote terminal units located in substations and with control centers in other geographic areas.
"Having a single system for the control of both the transmission and distribution networks provides significant savings in training, operation, maintenance and data engineering," stated Meyer Bengio, president of Energy & Utilities, SchlumbergerSema. "The fault detection capabilities of the system will not only minimize outage times to improve service quality, but also dramatically speed up decision-making processes."
"In the changing competitive context of deregulation, the LYNX SCADA/DMS software integrates the management system with state-of-the-art data bases and large scale IT technologies to provide SIG with the tools to deliver high quality products and services for its customers," commented Richard Creppe, SCADA sales manager for Gillam-Fei.
The Geneva area serviced by Services Industriels de Genve provides power on a network of 130, 220, 380, and 18 kVolts lines, and high voltage and multi-level voltage substations connected to the control system through 17 remote terminal units.
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About SchlumbergerSema
SchlumbergerSema is a leading information technology services company providing consulting, systems integration, managed services and products to the telecommunications, energy and utilities, finance, transport and public sector markets. With more than 30,000 employees serving customers in 65 countries, SchlumbergerSema is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a global technology services company. For more information about SchlumbergerSema, visit www.slb.com
About Gillam-FEi
Gillam-FEi, a subsidiary of Frequency Electronics Inc based at Long Island (NY) in the United States, is highly experienced in designing, manufacturing, implementing and marketing high quality products for the areas of Remote Control (SCADA/DMS) or Network Synchronization. The company's customers are served by its branch office in Belgium (Lige), in cooperation with a subsidiary company in France (Satel-FEi), as well as Sales Agents or Distributors in other countries all over Europe. For more information about Gillam-FEi, visit www.gillam-fei.be
About Services Industriels de Genve
Services Industriels de Genve is the Utility for the Geneva area and delivers water, gas, electricity and telecommunication network access for more than 400,000 citizens in a high density area of more than 240 km2. SIG produces also more than 30% of the electricity needs of the area thanks to their hydraulic power plants, which utilize a control center that was also provided by SchlumbergerSema. With more than 1,450 employees, SIG is one of the biggest Utilities in Switzerland. For more information about SIG, visit www.sig-ge.ch
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