• Renewable Power
  • Nuclear Power
  • Thermal Power
Power Gen Advancement
  • Home
  • News

    bp to invest up to £18 billion in UK energy system by 2030

    Giant offshore wind energy projects to be built in Irelands seas

    Kier to deliver onshore converter station for offshore wind project in the north east

    Statkraft seeks planning nod for 49.9-MW Scottish wind farm

    VSB Group Expands in France with Acquisition of 143.5 MW Wind Power Portfolio

    Norway to invest in renewable projects in developing countries

    Italian Solar Farms, Matrix in Strategic Partnership with Energia Aljaval

    China installed 48.2 GW of new solar capacity in 2020

    Solek Group signs deal to build solar power plants in Chile

    Trina Solar betting on largest wafer size and third cut cells for 500W-plus modules

    TotalEnergies to Acquire SunPowers Commercial & Industrial Solar Business

    Vattenfall Wind

    UK Government grants consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm

    New DNV GL class rules for floating offshore wind energy expands industry horizon

    Norway to launch 1.5 gigawatt offshore wind tender

    Atlas and Hitachi to develop energy storage systems for renewable projects

    Velto Renewables supports the 360 MW offshore wind farm London Array

  • Market Moves
    Array Technologies increased revenue 35% to US$872.7 million in 2020

    Array Technologies increased revenue 35% to US$872.7 million in 2020

    Nordex Group: half-year sales rise to EUR 2 billion, earnings impacted by COVID-19

    Nordex Group: half-year sales rise to EUR 2 billion, earnings impacted by COVID-19

    GE Renewable Energy connects the world's most powerful hydro unit to the grid in Wudongde, China

    GE Renewable Energy connects the world’s most powerful hydro unit to the grid in Wudongde, China

    Ferroglobe Hydro power

    Ferroglobe completes sale of Spanish hydro facilities to TPG Sixth Street Partners

    Intersolar, EES and Power2drive NA Acquired by Diversified Communications

    Intersolar, EES and Power2drive NA Acquired by Diversified Communications

    Summit Energy Services Announces Merger with Schneider Energy Consulting

    SeaMade secures €250m European loan for Belgian offshore wind farms

    SeaMade secures €250m European loan for Belgian offshore wind farms

    Xcel Energy agrees to buy Mankato Energy Center for $650m

    UK renewable energy overtakes fossil fuels, despite Brexit fears

  • Press Statements
    Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

    Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

    Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China

    SPI Energy Develops Utility Scale Solar Project in Maryland

    Lightsource BP pioneers UK's first night-time solar service

    Altus Power and Heliene Establish Strategic Partnership to Support U.S. Solar Module Manufacturing

    EDP signs a Build & Transfer Agreement for a 200 MWac solar project in the U.S.

    I&M is Powering the Next Tomorrow with Plans to Add More than 2,000 MW of Solar

    WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao - Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available

    WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao – Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available

    RWE chooses Chantiers de l'Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm - design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation

    RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm – design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation

    EGAT deploys Siemens software solutions for the worlds largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project

    EGAT deploys Siemens software solutions for the world’s largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project

    Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China

    Abengoa completes construction of three solar fields at the world’s largest concentrated solar power complex in Dubai

    GE's digital power transformers selected for multiple projects across the globe

    GE’s digital power transformers selected for multiple projects across the globe

  • White Papers
  • Projects
  • Events & Conferences
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News

    bp to invest up to £18 billion in UK energy system by 2030

    Giant offshore wind energy projects to be built in Irelands seas

    Kier to deliver onshore converter station for offshore wind project in the north east

    Statkraft seeks planning nod for 49.9-MW Scottish wind farm

    VSB Group Expands in France with Acquisition of 143.5 MW Wind Power Portfolio

    Norway to invest in renewable projects in developing countries

    Italian Solar Farms, Matrix in Strategic Partnership with Energia Aljaval

    China installed 48.2 GW of new solar capacity in 2020

    Solek Group signs deal to build solar power plants in Chile

    Trina Solar betting on largest wafer size and third cut cells for 500W-plus modules

    TotalEnergies to Acquire SunPowers Commercial & Industrial Solar Business

    Vattenfall Wind

    UK Government grants consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm

    New DNV GL class rules for floating offshore wind energy expands industry horizon

    Norway to launch 1.5 gigawatt offshore wind tender

    Atlas and Hitachi to develop energy storage systems for renewable projects

    Velto Renewables supports the 360 MW offshore wind farm London Array

  • Market Moves
    Array Technologies increased revenue 35% to US$872.7 million in 2020

    Array Technologies increased revenue 35% to US$872.7 million in 2020

    Nordex Group: half-year sales rise to EUR 2 billion, earnings impacted by COVID-19

    Nordex Group: half-year sales rise to EUR 2 billion, earnings impacted by COVID-19

    GE Renewable Energy connects the world's most powerful hydro unit to the grid in Wudongde, China

    GE Renewable Energy connects the world’s most powerful hydro unit to the grid in Wudongde, China

    Ferroglobe Hydro power

    Ferroglobe completes sale of Spanish hydro facilities to TPG Sixth Street Partners

    Intersolar, EES and Power2drive NA Acquired by Diversified Communications

    Intersolar, EES and Power2drive NA Acquired by Diversified Communications

    Summit Energy Services Announces Merger with Schneider Energy Consulting

    SeaMade secures €250m European loan for Belgian offshore wind farms

    SeaMade secures €250m European loan for Belgian offshore wind farms

    Xcel Energy agrees to buy Mankato Energy Center for $650m

    UK renewable energy overtakes fossil fuels, despite Brexit fears

  • Press Statements
    Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

    Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

    Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China

    SPI Energy Develops Utility Scale Solar Project in Maryland

    Lightsource BP pioneers UK's first night-time solar service

    Altus Power and Heliene Establish Strategic Partnership to Support U.S. Solar Module Manufacturing

    EDP signs a Build & Transfer Agreement for a 200 MWac solar project in the U.S.

    I&M is Powering the Next Tomorrow with Plans to Add More than 2,000 MW of Solar

    WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao - Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available

    WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao – Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available

    RWE chooses Chantiers de l'Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm - design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation

    RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm – design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation

    EGAT deploys Siemens software solutions for the worlds largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project

    EGAT deploys Siemens software solutions for the world’s largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project

    Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China

    Abengoa completes construction of three solar fields at the world’s largest concentrated solar power complex in Dubai

    GE's digital power transformers selected for multiple projects across the globe

    GE’s digital power transformers selected for multiple projects across the globe

  • White Papers
  • Projects
  • Events & Conferences
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Power Gen Advancement
No Result
View All Result
Home Europe

ABB and Vattenfall recognized for pioneering HVDC technology

in Europe, Hydro Power, Press Statements, Renewable Power

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has recognized the world’s first commercial HVDC transmission link, in Gotland, Sweden, as a breakthrough milestone in electrical engineering.


Over 60 years ago, ABB introduced a new way of transmitting electricity across long distances with minimum losses – High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC). The Gotland link was the first of its kind in the world. This pioneering landmark will now be a part of the prestigious IEEE Milestones hall of fame, which recognizes significant technical achievements in the world of electrical engineering. Previous IEEE Milestone recognitions include technological innovations such as the invention of the light bulb, the CD player and the birth of the internet. The IEEE, with more than 400,000 members, is the world’s largest association of technical professionals.


“HVDC is a game-changing technology that enjoys pride of place in ABB’s pioneering innovation heritage. We are honored that the landmark Gotland project, the first commercial HVDC link in the world, is receiving this recognition from IEEE and privileged to share this honor with Vattenfall, who first embraced this technology,” said Claudio Facchin, President, ABB Power Grids. “HVDC technology will play a vital role in shaping an increasingly digital and interconnected power network and is a key element of ABB’s Next Level strategy, as we reinforce our global leadership as a partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid.”


In 1950s Sweden, electricity consumption was growing rapidly but the country’s major hydropower reserves in the north were more than a thousand kilometers away from the major load centers in the south. This meant that areas like Gotland – an island in southern Sweden – had to produce its own electricity at twice the cost of the mainland. This inspired the development of an efficient, reliable and economical transmission system to transport electricity over long distances and was manifested in the first commercial HVDC transmission link that enabled power to flow through a 96 kilometer subsea cable between Västervik, on the Swedish mainland, and Ygne, a town located on the island of Gotland.


When first installed, this HVDC link had a capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) and operated at a voltage of 100 kilovolts (kV). It has been progressively upgraded by ABB with the evolution of HVDC technology has developed. Today, it has a rated voltage of 150 kV and the capacity to transmit 320 MW of power, providing electricity to meet the needs of the 60,000 residents of Gotland. It also enables clean wind energy, generated on the island, to be transmitted to the mainland. The link is currently being further enhanced to integrate more renewable wind energy into the grid.


Some of the world’s biggest cities, including Los Angeles, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Delhi, rely on HVDC transmission links to deliver large amounts of electricity, often from renewable energy sources located thousands of kilometers away. HVDC links are also being increasingly deployed as interconnectors between regions and countries enabling the optimum use of renewables, balancing of loads and trading of electricity. The technology is also widely used to integrate electricity from offshore wind farms and feed renewable power into mainland grids.


HVDC technology can now deliver up to 12 gigawatts of power at voltage levels of up to 1,100 kV, covering distances of more than 3,000 kilometers. ABB pioneered HVDC technology more than 60 years ago and has been awarded more than 110 HVDC projects, representing a total installed capacity of more than 120,000 megawatts, accounting for around half the global installed base.


ABB further developed HVDC in the 1990s by introducing a voltage sourced converter (VSC) solution named HVDC Light® and the world’s first VSC power link was also installed on Gotland. In April 2017, ABB wrote the next chapter of this technology, doubling power capacity to 3,000 MW and distance capability to 2000 km, raising voltage capability to 640 kV and the potential to deliver 350 percent more power per square meter of space used. ABB leads the way in this technology as well, having executed 18 of the 24 VSC HVDC projects commissioned in the world.


ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a more than 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 132,000 employees. www.abb.com

 

Previous Post

Nordex service business: order to modernise 63 multi-megawatt turbines

Next Post

Southern Company named to DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity for second consecutive year

Related Posts

Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage
Press Statements

Intersolar Europe 2022: Solar Energy in Germany Takes Center Stage

February 19, 2022
Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China
Press Statements

SPI Energy Develops Utility Scale Solar Project in Maryland

February 19, 2022
Lightsource BP pioneers UK's first night-time solar service
Press Statements

Altus Power and Heliene Establish Strategic Partnership to Support U.S. Solar Module Manufacturing

February 19, 2022
EDP signs a Build & Transfer Agreement for a 200 MWac solar project in the U.S.
Press Statements

I&M is Powering the Next Tomorrow with Plans to Add More than 2,000 MW of Solar

February 19, 2022
WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao - Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available
Press Statements

WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao – Registrations Open, Conference Programme Available

February 14, 2022
RWE chooses Chantiers de l'Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm - design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation
Press Statements

RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its F.E.W Baltic II wind farm – design, construction and installation of the electrical offshore substation

February 14, 2022
Next Post

Southern Company named to DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity for second consecutive year

LatestNews

News

bp to invest up to £18 billion in UK energy system by 2030

May 14, 2022
Giant offshore wind energy projects to be built in Irelands seas
News

Kier to deliver onshore converter station for offshore wind project in the north east

February 19, 2022
Statkraft seeks planning nod for 49.9-MW Scottish wind farm
News

VSB Group Expands in France with Acquisition of 143.5 MW Wind Power Portfolio

February 19, 2022
Norway to invest in renewable projects in developing countries
News

Italian Solar Farms, Matrix in Strategic Partnership with Energia Aljaval

February 19, 2022
China installed 48.2 GW of new solar capacity in 2020
News

Solek Group signs deal to build solar power plants in Chile

February 19, 2022
Trina Solar betting on largest wafer size and third cut cells for 500W-plus modules
News

TotalEnergies to Acquire SunPowers Commercial & Industrial Solar Business

February 19, 2022
Power Gen Advancement

About Us

Power Generation Advancement is a leading information centric website providing latest up to date information and happenings within the industry. The website is sub divided into 3 sectors updating the latest news and developments about Power Generation industry through Renewable Energy, Nuclear Energy, Thermal Energy sources. Power Generation Advancement runs with an objective to provide a one stop knowledge driven content to our reader and subscribers in various forms like news, projects, upcoming events.

Resources

  • Advertise with us
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Download Mediapack
  • Newsletter Archive

System

  • Search
  • Sitemap
  • RSS Feed

© 2017 Copyright © Valuemediaservices 2017 All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Market Moves
  • Press Statements
  • White Papers
  • Projects
  • Events & Conferences
  • Contact Us

© 2017 Copyright © Valuemediaservices 2017 All rights reserved.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In