Hitachi Power is about to design and ship a brand new energy high quality resolution, billed as the primary of its form, after successful an order from SP Power Networks, an electrical energy community operator overlaying central and southern Scotland and elements of the north of England.

The answer is predicted to assist stabilize the grid and increase the stream of renewable power from Scotland to England. It’s estimated as much as 280 MW of further renewable power might be added to the electrical energy grid, with the potential to energy over 360,000 properties.

The mission, situated at SP Power Networks’ substation at Eccles, close to the Scottish border, consists of two units of Hitachi’s SVC Mild Statcom, an influence conversion expertise, and a synchronous condenser managed centrally by Hitachi’s MACH management system, related at a typical electrical node.

A press release from Hitachi says the mix of applied sciences will “maximize the longer term energy system’s potential whereas additionally offering elevated system stability and safety, thus supporting the rising integration of renewables into the electrical energy grid”.

Billy Moore, Senior Undertaking Supervisor at SP Power Networks, says the facility high quality resolution will “enhance the transmission community’s energy and stability as extra renewable technology is related in Scotland”. “The criticality of expertise reminiscent of it will turn out to be extra necessary as we cut back the utilization of fossil fuels,” he added.

Hitachi Power and SP Power Networks beforehand collaborated on a 275 kV substation on SP Power Networks’ transmission community close to Glasgow.

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