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HVDC


Transformative, Next-Gen Grid Control Technologies Get $42M in Federal Funding
On the grid level, interfaces typically consist of modules, which are made up of semiconductor-driven or semiconductor-controlled devices. Source: POWER/Generated with AI ∙ November 21, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization…


POWER Digest [November 2023]

News briefs curated by POWER's editors for September and October 2023. Canada Commits CA$3B to Complete Romania’s CANDU Nuclear Construction Canada will loan CA$3 billion in available export financing to…


HVDC’s Role in the Evolution of the Power Grid
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The 19th century battle between Nikolai Tesla’s alternating current (AC) and Thomas Edison’s direct current (DC) technologies had an undisputed winner. The vast majority of the world’s transmission and distribution…


POWER Digest [May 2023]

News briefs from the world's power industry curated by POWER's editors. European Grid Operator Secures 22 GW of HVDC Projects European transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT will lead a charge…


Hitachi Energy Part of $14 Billion European Infrastructure Deal

Hitachi Energy has been chosen by TenneT, a transmission system provider for Germany and the Netherlands, to supply several onshore and offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations and associated…