China: Monkeys Walk on Electric Wires with Impressive Balance in Yichang

On September 27, a video captured five monkeys walking with impressive balance along electric wires in Xianrenzhai Valley, Qingjiang Gallery, Yichang.

Illustration French Farming - France

Illustration French Farming - France

Cornfield surrounded by stakes with electric wires to prevent wild boars from entering (equipment provided by the French Hunting Federation). . Occitanie, France on August 2025. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars

Ekimae Ohashi Route, a new line to be served by Hiroshima Electric Railway streetcars. The installation of rails and overhead wires has been completed, and trial operation is scheduled to begin soon.=June 4,2025,Hiroshima

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

EstLink 2 -transformer station

EstLink 2 -transformer station

(FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2024. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Palestinian children, who fled Israeli attacks and took refuge in Rafah city, play with electric wires in the empty land in the border area between Egypt and the Gaza Strip as they try to continue their daily lives under hard conditions in Rafah, Gaza on March 17, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 8 that a date has been set for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, even as the United States reiterates its opposition to a full-scale incursion. Photo by Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Palestinian children, who fled Israeli attacks and took refuge in Rafah city, play with electric wires in the empty land in the border area between Egypt and the Gaza Strip as they try to continue their daily lives under hard conditions in Rafah, Gaza on March 17, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 8 that a date has been set for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, even as the United States reiterates its opposition to a full-scale incursion. Photo by Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Israel Steps Up Preparation For Rafah Invasion

Palestinian children, who fled Israeli attacks and took refuge in Rafah city, play with electric wires in the empty land in the border area between Egypt and the Gaza Strip as they try to continue their daily lives under hard conditions in Rafah, Gaza on March 17, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 8 that a date has been set for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where about 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, even as the United States reiterates its opposition to a full-scale incursion. Photo by Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

New smart heavy-duty truck unveiled in China's Datong

STORY: New smart heavy-duty truck unveiled in China's Datong DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: DATONG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the smart electric heavy-duty truck 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU PENG, Deputy head of CRRC Datong's research institute STORYLINE: China's leading train maker CRRC unveiled a smart electric heavy-duty truck in Datong in Shanxi Province on Tuesday. The truck can be powered by built-in battery or by being connected to the electricity grid through overhead wires. A key feature of the truck is that it can charge while moving to enhance efficiency and sustainability of truck transportation. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU PENG, Deputy head of CRRC Datong's research institute "The truck can be used in long-distance transportation, in ports and also for coal transportation." In the future, the truck is also expected to realize autonomous driving. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Datong, China. (XHTV)

Maintenance workers ensure power supply in village in China's Yunnan

STORY: Maintenance workers ensure power supply in village in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. Voice of Wangden, Associate director, Yanmen power supply station in Deqen County, China Southern Power Grid 3. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): Former head of the village STORYLINE: Lying at the foot of snow-capped mountains, Yubeng Village of Deqen County in China's Yunnan is home to 42 Tibetan families. In the past, the village had been virtually cut off from the outside world, with no electricity or communication signal. In 2012, with the installation of electric wires, Yubeng Village ended the long history of relying on kerosene lamps for nighttime lighting. Now, with improved communications and better infrastructure, the picturesque village has drawn a large number of tourists. More than 130 homestay inns have been opened in this village of only 42 households. As the Spring Festival usually sees the peak of ele

Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

TOKAI, Japan - Electric wires downed by heavy snowfall and winds are seen in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 22.

TEPCO develops safer device for checking power lines

TEPCO develops safer device for checking power lines

TOKYO, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Oct. 23 it has developed a device that can detect the presence of an electric current in power lines without requiring physical contact with the wires. A monitor screen image shows the presence of electric current (in yellow dots) in power lines detected with the device. TEPCO expects to develop a simplified version of the new device that will be about the size of a TV remote controller by the end of fiscal 2002.

ESA Refurbishment - Paris

ESA Refurbishment - Paris

Electric wires winded and hung on the construction site of the renovation of the headquarters of European Space Agency (ESA) in the 15th disctrict of Paris that should be delivered by the end of year 2022. Paris, France, September 22nd, 2021. Photo by Daniel Derajinski/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hokuriku Electric Power's "Assist Arm" robot for power distribution work

Hokuriku Electric Power's "Assist Arm" robot for power distribution work

Hokuriku Electric Power Company has completed the development of the "Assist Arm" (photo), a robot for power distribution work, and has begun deploying it. The robot will assist in the construction work, which used to be done by two people in a high-altitude work truck, enabling the work to be done by one person. This is the first time such a robot has been used in Japan. The company plans to adopt 10 more robots, including those of group companies, by the end of fiscal year 2019. The robots will be used for the most frequent part of the power distribution work, the wire separator work. In the past, high-voltage wires were cut and the cut wires were connected to each other with a temporary equipment called a wire separator by lifting a stick-shaped tool weighing about 10 kilograms. The robot will be able to cut wires and grab objects with an arm that can move in six axes with a single control grip, saving labor. Photo taken on November 20, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

Heavy snowfall hits southwestern Japan

TOKAI, Japan - Electric wires downed by heavy snowfall and winds are seen in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 22. (Kyodo)

Valley at yumoto

Valley at yumoto

The forerunner of the present national road No. 1 between Yumoto and Miyanoshita, in the area slightly upstream from Asahi Bridge in Yumoto. The river to the left is Haya River. Since electric wires can be seen, the photo was taken after the second hydraulic power station in Japan was built in Yumoto and electricity was provided for lights in 1892.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐5‐0]

Inn on the riverside

Inn on the riverside

A view of the spas in Tonosawa from the river bank of the Haya River. The two story building is the Fukujuro before it was destroyed in the floods of 1910, located slightly above the present location of the Shiunso. Electric wires can be seen, so it is judged to have been taken after 1892.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐184‐0]

Clear stream among mountains

Clear stream among mountains

A view of the direction of Tonosawa from downstream of the Haya River, near the steel bridge of the present Hakone Tozan Railway. The place is called Osaka. Since electric wires can be seen, we know that the photo was taken after 1892. Probably taken simultaneously as the photo numbered 46-181.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐182‐0]

A float in a festival

A float in a festival

The dashi (large carts) had many styles such as the mountain style, stall style, boat style, and lantern style, according to each locality, and developed in line with local culture. Decoration became more magnificent as the economy developed, and the size was competed. But the spread of electric wires limited the height, and they had to be made smaller.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐40‐0]

Erosion of rock

Erosion of rock

Not known whether this is a record of a rare washing away of a rock, or a picture of a new road construction. An electric pole that stands out and wires that come from it were maybe photographed as symbols of modern Japan.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐33‐0]

Rows of cedars along a road

Rows of cedars along a road

The famous cedar boulevard at Hakone. People wearing half-coats frequently appear in these pictures. They were probably guides or models for photographers as well as carriers of photography equipment. The distinction between electric and telegraph wires is difficult, but if these are electric wires, then the photo was taken after 1905.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐21‐0]

Masts, power lines, forest, hillside

Masts, power lines, forest, hillside

A pair of metal lattice masts of a power line towering on a hill against a blue sky with white traces of aircraft. Electric lines are shining in the backlight. Wires have arc shape. (CTK Photo/Roman Krompolc)

TEPCO develops safer device for checking power lines

TEPCO develops safer device for checking power lines

TOKYO, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Oct. 23 it has developed a device that can detect the presence of an electric current in power lines without requiring physical contact with the wires. A monitor screen image shows the presence of electric current (in yellow dots) in power lines detected with the device. TEPCO expects to develop a simplified version of the new device that will be about the size of a TV remote controller by the end of fiscal 2002.