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

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    SuperGrid Institute to Coordinate the European Project HVDC-WISE

    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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    First-Ever Large-Scale HVDC Interconnection to Be Built in the Middle East and North Africa

    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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    Transmission Reliability

    Hardening The Grid Is Manageable

    Sept. 28, 2021
    The threat of extreme weather events call for innovative thinking.
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    Siemens Energy, Sumitomo Electric to Supply HVDC Technology for Ireland-England Power Link

    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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    DNV Launches Joint Industry Project To Connect HVDC Transmission Into The U.S. Electric Grid

    Jan. 10, 2024
    More than 5,900 miles of HVDC undersea transmission cables are required for efficient offshore wind development by mid-century.
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    Iowa Board Approves 525 kV Underground HVDC SOO Green Transmission Line Project

    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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    Substations

    Technological DNA: HVDC Advancement

    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.
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    Interregional Transmission in the Balance

    July 25, 2023
    But why is interregional transmission still not happening? Let’s get real.
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    Overhead Transmission

    Minnesota Power Plans Upgrades to HVDC Transmission System

    June 6, 2023
    Modernization project to replace aging infrastructure and enhance wind energy transmission.