Latest HVDC News

RXHK Wins Xiangyue Back-to-Back VSC HVDC Valve Contract

Rongxin Huiko Electric will design and supply four sets of 260kV, 1.5GW converter valves and controls for State Grid Corporation of China's Xiangyue back-to-back HVDC project.
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May 21, 2026

RHODÉ Consortium Launches Floating HVDC R&D Project

A new R&D programme brings together seven partners to develop high-power floating HVDC grid connections for deep-water offshore wind farms, backed by €16 million in French State funding.
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May 20, 2026

Champlain Hudson Power Express Enters Commercial Operation Early

The 1,250 MW HVDC link from Quebec to New York City reached commercial operations on 13 May, ahead of its scheduled June in-service date.
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May 15, 2026

NeuConnect delivers all 14 transformers to UK and German sites

Siemens Energy completes delivery of huge 200 tonne transformers that will help to power vital new UK-German energy link
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May 12, 2026

Spotlight

Iberian Blackout May Drive Stronger EU Cooperation on Interconnectors

The major European blackout, one of the biggest in history, could push for more grid resilience in the form of higher levels of interconnection in southwest Europe
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May 20, 2025

Podcast: The Transatlantic Power Cable - From Concept to Reality

This podcast discusses the technical, commercial and legal feasibility of the project, with contributions from respected experts in the industry
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May 1, 2025

European Project Releases Open Library of Standardized HVDC Models

HVDC-WISE have released an open GitHub library of standardized HVDC models, designed to aid interoperability across various platforms
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April 21, 2025

Could Trump tariffs drive a trans-Canada HVDC backbone?

U.S. annexation threats have revived talk of a coast-to-coast electricity 'backbone' – and it could be built in five years.
Canada's National Observer
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April 5, 2025

Z-tool: Open-Source Frequency-Domain Analysis Toolbox for EMT Models

A Python-based implementation for the stability analysis of converters
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January 30, 2025

Why don’t more countries import their electricity?

The economics make sense, but the geopolitics are nerve-racking
The Economist
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January 27, 2025

The Impedance Margin Ratio: An Alternative Method for Evaluating Small-Signal System Strength

The Impedance Margin Ratio (IMR) is introduced in [1] as a new metric for evaluating small-signal system strength.
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January 23, 2025

Video: Australia's Basslink Interconnector - Context and Construction

The context and considerations for building Australia's Basslink submarine power cable
International Cable Protection Committee
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January 17, 2025

The Ethiopia-Kenya Project: HVDC vs AC Transmission

HVDC vs AC Technology in Power Transmission: Justification for the Ethiopia - Kenya HVDC Project
Eng. Daisy Karimi Muthamia
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January 10, 2025

'A bullet train for power': China's ultra-high-voltage electricity grid

China produces more clean energy than any other country. Now it's rolling out an ultra-high-voltage grid to match – will its strategy of going big pay off?
BBC
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November 15, 2024

Creating a US National HVDC Transmission Network

A plan to revolutionize America's power grid with a national HVDC network
Federation of American Scientists
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November 12, 2024

Video: The World Needs Supergrids, But There's a Problem

The technology is here, but politics may stand in the way.
Bloomberg
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July 28, 2022