Friday, October 18, 2024

Hvdc Technology News

ABB to Connect World’s Largest OWF

Swiss technology company ABB ABB has won a big contract to connect the world’s largest offshore wind farm (OWF) to Britain’s electricity grid.ABB has been selected by energy companies SSE Renewables of the UK and Equinor…

ABB, Aibel Tie-up for Offshore Wind Connections

ABB and Aibel today announced a strategic partnership to deliver state-of-the-art offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its proven high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey Engineering…

ABB Integrates Baltics with European Grid

ABB has commissioned and handed over a high-voltage power transmission link to the Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid. The LitPol Link is the final step of the European Union’s Baltic Ring initiative to interconnect…

ABB hands over Germany’s DolWin1

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts…

ABB Bags $450 Mln NSN Deal

ABB has won an order worth about $450 million to link the power grids of the United Kingdom and Norway, increasing security of power supply for both countries and supporting the integration of more renewable wind and hydroelectric power into their networks.

ABB to Divest U.S. Cable factory

Divestment of Huntersville facility in line with ABB’s Next Level strategy to optimize business portfolio and build partnerships. ABB announced today that it has signed an agreement to divest its Huntersville, North Carolina, cable factory to Southwire Company, LLC.

ABB wins Norwegian, German power grids Contract

ABB has won orders worth around $900 million from a consortium comprising leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to supply on-shore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations…

ABB Commission Biggest HVDC Link

Zurich, Switzerland, January 12, 2015 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, successfully commissioned a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Norway and Denmark to increase availability of…

Drydocks World's to build BorWin3

Drydocks World signed an agreement today with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in the North Sea, named BorWin gamma. When completed, this will provide an essential renewable…

DNV GL Pledges to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs by 25%

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts today share the findings of its latest report “Offshore wind: a manifesto for cost reduction” at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. Industry action on reducing…

ABB Wins $35 mln HVDC Upgrade Order in Canada

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth about $35 million from Hydro-Québec to upgrade the 350 megawatt (MW) Madawaska high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link, that…