High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cables are an ideal solution of transmitting electricity over significant distances than the more widely utilized AC cables. These cables offer a few advantages over ...

SSEN Transmission, the transmission owner in the north of Scotland, has appointed NKT as preferred bidder to provide 525 kV XLPE high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable systems for Western ...

High-voltage dc cable is a core technology for long-distance power transmission and has made it possible to interconnect power systems over long distances between countries and land masses separated ...

When we talk about the clean energy transition, we talk a lot about the role of solar, storage and batteries. Something we don’t talk about as much is the silent evolution of high voltage direct ...

Commercial HVDC was pioneered in the 1950s, starting with the 20-MW Gotland submarine-land project, based on mercury arc valves designed by Dr. Uno Lamm and built by ASEA in Sweden. Then, in the 1960s ...

The groundbreaking of the Eastern Green Link 1 project is a major milestone for transmission network upgrades in the United Kingdom and a key pillar of wider strategy to support further renewables ...

After two years of engineering feasibility testing - including thousands of simulations to the ‘nth degree’ by a leading global manufacturer - the first trans-Tasman undersea High Voltage Direct ...

Mwale, L. and Nhlapo, B. (2026) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Technology and DC Grids a Comprehensive ...

The Irish government announced the Greenlink Interconnector had commenced operations, having recently entered its commercial operations phase after a successful testing period. The project has a ...