Composite Technology Announces Installation of High Voltage Transmission Line

Monday, Aug 09, 2010

Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) (OTCBB: CPTC) is pleased to announce the completion of a 400 kV ACCC® conductor transmission line in Germany. The ACCC® 318 mm2 Oslo conductor transmission line in Hanekenfahr, Germany was completed in late 2009 and is now fully energized.

The four kilometer, double bundled 400 kV line will run at 1180 amps and is the first ACCC® conductor line to be energized by Amprion. The line served as a pilot for Amprion's personnel to become acquainted with installing CTC Cable's high efficiency ACCC® conductor and accessories and for future consideration of ACCC® conductor for high capacity, congested transmission lines.

Amprion selected ACCC® 318 mm2 Oslo conductor for this line because conventional conductors reach capacity at 80 °C, and it needed to significantly increase capacity without thermal sag. Amprion tested the ACCC® 318 mm2 Oslo conductor and found that it met Amprion's requirements for increasing capacity, with less sag at higher temperatures than conventional conductors.

Benton Wilcoxon, Chief Executive Officer of Composite Technology Corporation, commented, "We are very pleased that Amprion selected ACCC® conductor for this project and we are committed to providing Amprion with high efficiency ACCC® conductor solutions for Germany's high voltage transmission grid."

Amprion -- the strong power network:Amprion GmbH operates Germany's longest extra-high voltage grid, with a circuit length of 11,000 km, and is an important transmission system operator in Europe. A population of over 27 million from Lower Saxony down to the Alps is supplied with power via the Amprion grid. Being an innovative service provider, Amprion provides industrial customers and network partners with the utmost security of supply. Its network, with voltage levels of 380,000 and 220,000 volts, is accessible to all players in the electricity market on a non-discriminatory basis and on competitive and transparent terms. Moreover, Amprion is responsible for coordinating the interconnected system within Germany and the Northern section of Europe's extra-high voltage network.

About CTC:Composite Technology Corporation's patented ACCC® conductor technology enables superior performance of high voltage transmission and distribution electrical grids. ACCC® conductors use CTC's proven carbon fiber core which is produced at its Irvine, California headquarters and delivered to qualified conductor manufacturers who produce and distribute ACCC® conductors to operators of electrical grids worldwide. CTC's conductor technology significantly reduces thermal line sag and can replace similar diameter and weight traditional conductors with its higher capacity and more energy efficient ACCC® conductor. It is an ideal conductor for both upgrading existing power lines as well as building new lines since the technology allows for the reduction of the number of support structures and/or a reduction of their height. Since its commercial introduction in 2005, nearly 9,000 kilometers of ACCC® conductor have been installed in all environmental and operating conditions, including severe heat and ice environments, long span applications and high capacity corridors for the modern grid. ACCC® is a registered trademark of CTC Cable Corporation.

For further information, visit our website: www.compositetechcorp.com or contact Investor Relations, James Carswell, +1-949-428-8500.

 

Source: Composite Technology Corporation