The agreement includes the deployment of up to five HVDC “power corridors,” or electricity transmission superhighways, to enable large amounts of future renewable power to be transported from northern Scotland to areas of higher consumption in the south. The total 10 GW of renewable electricity capacity would provide the equivalent power consumption for around 10 million UK homes.1The links will help secure power transmission in the northern UK and support the integration of new renewable electricity generation in Scotland as part of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy. HVDC transmission will play a key role in bringing this vast amount of renewable power to communities across the country. “We are also delighted that we have secured a place on our contractors’ framework for future HVDC projects, with significant further opportunities expected to come from ongoing system design work. This new approach allows Hitachi Energy to plan in advance to increase manufacturing capacity, expand and train the workforce, and maximize standardization to increase synergies between successive projects.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2023 10:41 UTC