Articles on: The BRACELET, a new device for detecting defective synthetic insulators and winner of R&D 100 award; A pendulum for testing surge arresters; Award-winning device for cleaning transmission lines; Ashok K. Vijh awarded 1998 Prix Marie-Victorin du Quebec Awards and Distinctions; Colombian utility's static var compensator tested at the power-system simulation laboratory; Remote signalling of fault indicators: A system for improving service continuity; Hypersim takes off!; LPB Technology targets battery storage market; R&D projects on the de-icing of transmission lines; An optimized robot for the inspection of nuclear generating stations; PanoCam - Panoramic surveying of underground installations; The high-power laboratory: A major partner in the testing arena; Harnessing the power of lightning; LTEE and CPEE: A successful partnership; Breakthrough in the field of nanocristalline powders for use in fuel cells; IPC Technology implemented on NYPA's power system; Publications and conference papers; First International OPGW Symposium; Hydro-Quebec conference on the future of R&D