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    High-voltage direct current: Technology that continues to grow, expand, and improve the grid

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    Hvdc Wise Kick Of Lyon October 2022
    Oct. 27, 2022
    This new project will foster the development of large HVDC-based transmission grid infrastructures, to improve the resilience and reliability of existing electrical systems and...
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    Oct. 8, 2021
    The groundbreaking intercontinental link will enable the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt to exchange electricity, increase grid resilience and support a...
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    Nexans supplies underground cables to RTE.
    Sept. 28, 2021
    The threat of extreme weather events call for innovative thinking.
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    Sept. 21, 2021
    Siemens Energy will deliver the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter technology for the 190km electricity interconnector Greenlink.
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    May 28, 2024
    Hitachi Energy will supply its HVDC Light voltage source converter stations in the first stage of the project.
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    Oct. 23, 2023
    Minnesota Power will work on features to replace aging infrastructure and modernize terminal stations of its 465-mile transmission line from Center, North Dakota to Hermantown...
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    Caithness Moray HVDC link, Blackhillock. Courtesy of Hitachi Energy
    Sept. 27, 2023
    Technological advancements can make the electricity supply more resilient.
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    Sept. 18, 2023
    The order finds that the proposed line is necessary to serve a public use and represents a reasonable relationship to an overall plan of transmitting electricity in the public...
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    Aug. 24, 2023
    The 40-year-old Châteauguay HVDC back-to-back converter station refurbishment represents more than an upgrade; it’s transformational in its scope.