October 12th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
ABB has won a $330 million contract to supply new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converters that will enable the efficient transmission of electricity from hydroelectric power plants in Tajikistan to consumers in Pakistan
August 24th, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
Almost all existing fossil fuel and nuclear generation assets are coming to end-of-life by 2050. They will have to be replaced. Academic studies show clearly that renewables will replace them close to 100% of the time
June 18th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The global smart grid market will nearly double by 2020, reaching $73 billion in annual revenue and $461 billion in cumulative profit, predicts Navigant Research
November 9th, 2012 | by Andrew
The HVDC transmission breakthrough holds the potential to significantly lower the cost of transporting and distributing clean, renewable power locally, as well as from remote wind and solar power installations.
April 29th, 2011 | by Susan Kraemer
Finally. We are starting to get the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system we need to shift massive amounts of wind power from all those empty states where all the wind is, to all the full ones where all the people are. Green Car Congress reports that Siemens is starting to build the much-needed grid that it takes.
