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SEF Weekly: German interconnector, bp R&D and heat network retrofitting

Smart Energy International

Using Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Light technology, SuedLink DC4 will transfer up to 2,000MWs of emission-free electricity, reportedly enough to power 5 million German households. Hitachi Energy will supply an HVDC Light converter station at each end of SuedLink DC4 to convert AC power from the transmitting grid to DC for delivery through the link.