Hitachi Energy is set to design and deliver a new power quality solution, billed as the first of its kind, after winning an order from SP Energy Networks, an electricity network operator covering central and southern Scotland and parts of the north of England.
The solution is expected to help stabilize the grid and boost the flow of renewable energy from Scotland to England. It is estimated up to 280 MW of additional renewable energy could be added to the electricity grid, with the potential to power over 360,000 homes.
The project, located at SP Energy Networks’ substation at Eccles, near the Scottish border, consists of two sets of Hitachi’s SVC Light Statcom, a power conversion technology, and a synchronous condenser…
