HVDC
A reliable grid is crucial for a successful energy transition: Siemens Energy
- Jan 13, 2021
Today’s electrical grid is getting complex, not merely because of the quantum of electricity transmitted but due to other factors like increasing injection of renewable-based energy. The concept of grid stability Read more
‘Choice of transmission technology depends on system restoration philosophy’
- Dec 10, 2020
The Maharashtra government recently approved a plan to construct an 80-km underground HVDC link to augment power supply to Mumbai. This was done with a view to forestalling events like the major grid failure of October 12, 2020, Read more
Siemens supplies HVDC technology for first Germany-Belgium power link
- Nov 10, 2020
Transmission system operators Amprion (Germany) and Elia Group (Belgium) have officially commissioned the Aachen Liège Electricity Grid Overlay (ALEGrO) interconnector, the first power bridge between Germany and Belgium, using Siemens technology. Using HVDC (high voltage direct current) technology by Read more
Pole-1 of Raigarh-Pugalur HVDC link commissioned
- Sep 8, 2020
Power Grid Corporation of India has announced that Pole-1 of the HVDC bipole link between Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) and Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) was put in commercial operations on September 6, 2020. PGCIL has elaborated that the following assets have been Read more
GE T&D India’s order intake improves in Q1 of FY21
- Aug 26, 2020
GE T&D India witnessed higher new order inflows in the first quarter (April to June) of FY21, compared with the corresponding level of FY20. GE T&D India, in a recent investor presentation, said that it received new orders worth Read more
Siemens lands mandate for HVDC link in Greece
- Jun 11, 2020
A consortium led by Siemens Gas and Power (Siemens Energy) has been awarded a turnkey contract for two converter stations for the Greek high voltage direct current (HVDC) link that will connect Crete, Greece’s largest and most populous Read more
KEMA Labs achieves full-scale testing of HVDC gear
- May 15, 2020
Full-scale testing of HVDC circuit breakers and HVDC GIS has been successfully conducted and demonstrated at KEMA Labs, a release from CESI said. Due to the crucial role of offshore HVDC grids, newly developed test methods and circuits are Read more
Siemens to deliver converter stations for Great Britain-Denmark HVDC link
- Aug 26, 2019
Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver two converter stations for the first high voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Great Britain and Denmark. Viking Link will enable the exchange of electricity up to 1,400 mw to Read more
Siemens announces completion of Indo-Bangladesh HVDC link
- Aug 31, 2018
Siemens recently announced that in June this year, it fully commissioned the second block of the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) back-to-back link in Bheramara, Bangladesh, to connect the electricity supply networks of India and Bangladesh with a transmission capacity Read more
Siemens tests world’s first 1,100kV HVDC transformer
- Nov 8, 2017
The world’s first transformer, which Siemens developed and manufactured for high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission systems with what is currently the highest transmission voltage of ±1,100kV, recently passed its type test, Siemens said in a release. Siemens developed, manufactured and Read more