Based on feedback from our customers and wider stakeholders, and working with the Electricity System Operator, National Grid (ESO) and the other GB Transmission Owners (TO), we continually review the potential transmission network requirements arising from different scenarios for future demand and generation, looking ten years ahead and beyond.
Building a net-zero network for north Scotland Read More »
In the unlikely event of a total or partial shutdown of the electricity transmission networks, system operators use Black Start services to re-energise the grid and restore power to consumers as quickly as possible. “Black Start” has traditionally relied on the use of designated power stations with self-starting capability to re-energise sections of the network, then incrementally connect loads and additional generators to create “power islands”. These “islands” are connected together to restore supply to consumers.
An alternative route to Black Start Read More »
The contract to connect two wind farms in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea is the first use of the HVDC technology, already deployed to connect international interconnectors to the UK grid, in the UK’s offshore wind market.
ABB to connect offshore wind with HVDC in UK first Read More »
To read more about the project to connect the Dogger Bank wind farms, which are being developed by Equinor and SSE Renewables, click here.
“The further you go from shore, the more HVDC stacks up” Read More »
