Power grids

PowerGrid Technology

China Adds Flexibility to Power Grids, Builds Storage Capacity to Avoid Outages

Electrical pylons and power lines are seen in Yanqing district of Beijing, China December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File PhotoBEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) - …

Microgrid

Viking Link Joins UK and Denmark Power Grids for First Time

The cables were joined on a vessel in the North Sea, National Grid saysAn electricity link between Denmark and the UK has been connected for the first time, the…

Power Construction

Now Ready: SF6-Free Solutions for Sustainable Power Grids

Markus HeimbachDr. Markus Heimbach is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the High Voltage Products Business Unit within Hitachi Energy.Shifting t…

Carbon Emissions

"Co-creating with Customers to Transform Japan's Domestic Power Network into a Carbon-neutral and Resilient Electricity Infrastructure"

Providing new values to Japanese customers by leveraging Hitachi Energy's leading technologies with local expertise in the power grids business

Carbon Emissions

Indonesia Launches Carbon Trading Mechanism for Coal Power Plants

Indonesia has, reportedly, launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal power plants.The first stage of a carbon trading mechanism will cover 9…

Electricity Transmission

White House Announces $13 Bln in Funding to Modernize Power Grids

The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the b…

HVDC

Equinor and Hitachi Energy to Develop High-Tech HVDC/AC Grid Connectors

The energy giants have announced a collaboration to develop standardised base designs for High-Voltage Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) transmis…

Smart Grid

Why Smart Power Grids Are Now Essential

Smart power grids – able to balance supply and demand – will help us make the most of renewables and should be at the heart of our energy strategy writes Euan…

Smart Grid

ZTE and Qualcomm Partner on 5G Networking Solution for Smart Grids

Chinese telco ZTE Corporation and Qualcomm have reported demonstrating an end-to-end 5G time sensitive networking (TSN) solution for power grids.

Electrification

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Way Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

Smart Grid

IRENA and China State Grid Pave Wave Towards Smart Electrification

“Future power grids will be very different from the current ones and will require smart electrification solutions as renewable energy is growing faster than ev…

HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Consortium Awarded Contract for First Ever Large-scale HVDC Interconnection in Middle East and North Africa

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract for the first ever large-scale HVDC interconnec…

Wind Power Project

Hitachi ABB to Optimise Performance of Egyptian Wind Farm

Ras Ghareb Wind Energy has selected Hitachi ABB Power Grids to optimise operations at its 262.5MW wind energy plant in Egypt.

Transformer

Hitachi ABB Installs Digitalized Transformer at Trängslet Hydro Dam

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has installed a TXpert™ digitalized transformer for Fortum at Sweden’s Trängslet hydropower dam.

Solar Power Plant

Hitachi ABB to Supply Step-up Transformers for World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced that it will supply large generator step-up (GSU) transformers, protection and telecommunication systems for the construct…