ACP Report Highlights Urgent Need for Offshore Wind Transmission Collaboration
With dozens of offshore wind projects in the pipeline off U.S. shores, federal agencies, states and grid operators must immediately begin collaborative planning to...
New InterOPERA Project Aimed at Offshore Wind Interconnection
Europe is pathing the way for interconnected hybrid offshore wind farms. On this way offshore electricity transmission is a key challenge. The most efficient...
Petrofac, Partners Collaborate on Offshore Wind Converter Stations
Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT, Hitachi Energy and international services company Petrofac have entered into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2 GW...
Amprion Offshore Awards Energy Converter Platform Contract to Cobra IS
Cobra IS, a VINCI subsidiary, has won a contract from Amprion Offshore to design, build and install two energy converter platforms in the North...
DOE, NREL Call for Applications for Cybersecurity Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a call for applications for the second cohort of the...
Hitachi Energy Provides Grid Connections for Offshore Wind Farms
Hitachi Energy has won two major orders from Equinor and Polenergia to provide an AC grid connection and power quality solution for their jointly...
California ISO Approves TransWest Express Transmission Project
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has approved TransWest Express LLC’s application to become an ISO participating transmission owner and to join the ISO’s...
Hitachi Energy HVDC Will Transmit Energy Between Quebec, New York
Hydro-Québec has selected Hitachi Energy for its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology for the transmission of electricity between the Quebec network, in eastern Canada,...
NREL Singing Inverters Display Electrical Harmony for Renewable Power Systems
Standing among solar arrays and power grid equipment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), you might hear a faint, distorted melody buzzing from...
DOE WETO Offers Funding to Solve U.S. Wind Energy Challenges
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has released a $28 million funding opportunity to lower costs and address barriers...
