Released April 23, 2015 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) - The drive to connect the grids of European nations continued this month as work progressed on a link that will double the energy exchange between France and Spain.
Project developer Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany) has begun commissioning the converter stations for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link between both countries, which is expected to start operations this summer. The new link, which cost 700 million ($755.7 million) to install, will double the energy exchange capacity between the two countries, which currently stands at 1400-megawatts (MW). The link will also allow for the addition of renewable energy sources without 'endangering the stability of the grid', Siemens claimed.
"As a link between France and Spain, this HVDC transmission project can serve as an excellent model," explained", said Tim Dawidowsky, CEO of the Business Unit Transmission Solutions, Siemens Energy Management Division. "It is a forward-looking approach that shows how bottlenecks in the transmission grids throughout Europe can gradually be eliminated."
Last month, the European Commission (E.C.) set out the final framework for creating an 'Energy Union' across its 28 Member States. It will be achieved by upgrading and integrating its electricity grids while introducing new legislation to allow for the free flow of electricity between Member States. As tensions grow between Europe and Russia over its military involvement in the Ukraine conflict, there is more urgency to stabilise the region's future energy supplies.
The project will be backed by massive investment of up to 200 billion ($227 billion) per year over the next decade and will aim to secure Europe's energy for the future and lead to lower electricity costs for European businesses and homeowners. For additional information, see March 5, 2015, 2014, article - Europe Reveals 'Energy Union' Blueprint.
Siemens constructed the power converter stations for the HVDC link between Baixas, west of Perpignan in France, and Santa Llogaia in Spain, southwest of Figueras. The system can transmit a rated power of 2,000 MW in both directions and power reversal is possible in 150 milliseconds. The distance between the two power converter stations is around 65 kilometers (km) while underground DC cables have been laid in an 8km tunnel that leads into the Pyrenees Mountains.
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Project developer Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany) has begun commissioning the converter stations for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link between both countries, which is expected to start operations this summer. The new link, which cost 700 million ($755.7 million) to install, will double the energy exchange capacity between the two countries, which currently stands at 1400-megawatts (MW). The link will also allow for the addition of renewable energy sources without 'endangering the stability of the grid', Siemens claimed.
"As a link between France and Spain, this HVDC transmission project can serve as an excellent model," explained", said Tim Dawidowsky, CEO of the Business Unit Transmission Solutions, Siemens Energy Management Division. "It is a forward-looking approach that shows how bottlenecks in the transmission grids throughout Europe can gradually be eliminated."
Last month, the European Commission (E.C.) set out the final framework for creating an 'Energy Union' across its 28 Member States. It will be achieved by upgrading and integrating its electricity grids while introducing new legislation to allow for the free flow of electricity between Member States. As tensions grow between Europe and Russia over its military involvement in the Ukraine conflict, there is more urgency to stabilise the region's future energy supplies.
The project will be backed by massive investment of up to 200 billion ($227 billion) per year over the next decade and will aim to secure Europe's energy for the future and lead to lower electricity costs for European businesses and homeowners. For additional information, see March 5, 2015, 2014, article - Europe Reveals 'Energy Union' Blueprint.
Siemens constructed the power converter stations for the HVDC link between Baixas, west of Perpignan in France, and Santa Llogaia in Spain, southwest of Figueras. The system can transmit a rated power of 2,000 MW in both directions and power reversal is possible in 150 milliseconds. The distance between the two power converter stations is around 65 kilometers (km) while underground DC cables have been laid in an 8km tunnel that leads into the Pyrenees Mountains.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. To contact an office in your area, visit the Industrial Info "Contact Us" page.
