Latest HVDC News

Greece & Italy Seek EU Backing for GR.ITA II HVDC Link

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece and Italy’s transmission system operator, Terna, are seeking EU recognition for a new electricity interconnection between the two countries.
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March 18, 2025

NKT Launches New Monitoring Solution to Safeguard Cables

NKT introduces an integrated cable monitoring platform designed to support continuous operation of on- and offshore power cables by proactively identifying and mitigating potential threats, including fishing accidents and deliberate damage.
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March 18, 2025

Bidding to Open for Japan's Hokkaido-Honshu 2GW Project

The Hokkaido-Honshu 2GW is a new HVDC connection between the Japanese mainland and the island of Hokkaido
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March 14, 2025

National Grid awards HVDC supply chain framework contracts

National Grid has awarded two parts of a £59bn High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) supply chain framework to deliver the required works and equipment needed for key energy projects across the country.
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March 13, 2025

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