Webinar: Fixing the Core of the Grids: Powering the Future with Composites by Gardner Business Media, Inc. Webinars

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About This Webinar

The world’s electrical grids are under pressure. Decades-old infrastructure, rising urban power demands and the rapid expansion of data centers and electric vehicles are creating a widening gap between power supply and consumption. The need for fast, efficient and sustainable solutions has never been more urgent.

In this webinar, Heini Kloster, product manager for Conductor Cores, and John Mertic, sales manager at Exel Composites will explore how carbon fiber composite cores and reconductoring can help modernize transmission infrastructure — without starting from scratch. You will learn how this innovative technology enables high- temperature, low-sag (HTLS) performance, reduces energy losses and helps transmission system operators (TSOs) to increase capacity quickly by using existing powerline structures.

Exel will also explain the key differences between single-wire and multi-wire composite cores, and how Exel’s continuous pultrusion manufacturing and decades of composites experience ensures quality, flexibility and scalability for global infrastructure upgrades. Join this webinar to find out how reconductoring with composite cores can eliminate bottlenecks, cut costs and increase transmission capacity in a more sustainable, compliant and future-proof way.

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Agenda

Why are grids under pressure? The gap between demand and capacity, aging infrastructure and regulatory delays in new line construction
What is reconductoring and why does it matter?
The power of composites: a deep dive into carbon fiber conductor cores key benefits
Single-wire vs. multi-wire composite cores: what TSOs need to know when choosing between performance, flexibility, and installation safety
Real-world results: case example
Benefits of pultrusion

Presenters

Heini Kloster

Product Manager, Conductor Cores

Heini Kloster is a product manager for conductor cores at Exel Composites, combining technical and commercial expertise from her background in electrical engineering and behavioral economics. Before joining Exel in 2022, she held sales roles at ABB and Schneider Electric. At Exel, Heini has played a key role in developing the conductor core product offering, enhancing market visibility and fostering industry partnerships. She works closely with stakeholders across the grid ecosystem to drive meaningful progress in grid development.

John Mertic

Area Sales Manager, Exel Composites

John is an area sales manager at Exel Composites with over seven years of experience in composites manufacturing. Since joining in 2021, he has focused on developing the North American and Asia-Pacific markets. John plays a key role in expanding the company’s presence in the energy and infrastructure sectors, promoting innovative composite applications. He is also active in industry associations supporting the adoption of composites in transmission and distribution to help build a more resilient grid.