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RTE and the Chantiers de l’Atlantique-Hitachi Energy consortium sign €4.5 billion contract

This contract accelerates the development of offshore farms and positions France among the few European nations building large offshore high voltage direct current converter stations.

These platforms in Normandy and Oléron Island, with a higher power (1250 MW) and a larger size than the alternating current ones, are located further away from the coast to harness the power of stronger winds.

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Hitachi Energy signs multi-year agreement with Pattern Energy to support the largest HVDC-connected wind energy project in US

The multi-year agreement with Pattern Energy will connect the SunZia Wind project in New Mexico to Arizona and Western states, creating one of the world’s largest transmission links for renewable energy.

Once completed, SunZia Wind will have a total power capacity of 3,515 MW, enough to power approximately three million Americans. The HVDC Light® system will be the largest voltage source converter installation in the United States, one of the largest worldwide, and one of the country’s longest HVDC connections.

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Navigating the Energy Transition: Unlocking Grid Flexibility Through Digital Technologies 

Massimo Danieli, Managing Director of Grid Automation, sheds light on the complexities in the rapidly evolving energy sector - driven by the urgent need for renewable energy sources, decentralized power generation and carbon emissions reductions. In a discussion with Hitachi Energy CEO, Claudio Facchin, they explained why flexibility and digitalization are key to addressing the challenges in the energy transition.

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Last ride stops: Decarbonization - Are we ready? 

The last two years saw a seismic boom of electric vehicles – predominantly user-owned passenger vehicles – but why stop there?

Medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) such as trucks, buses, and delivery vans emit up to 30 times the amount of carbon dioxide as a typical passenger vehicle. It’s time to switch gears and focus on the heavy hitters.

In a recent co-authored whitepaper with the National Grid, Hitachi Energy sought to understand how differences in fleet locations, usage patterns, fleet sizes, vehicle types, and/or charging patterns would impact distribution or transmission networks.

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Hitachi Energy and Aibel sign framework agreement with RWE to accelerate offshore wind integration 

“This new business model reflects our strategic shift to becoming more of a partner to support our customers in their effort to strengthen the power grids for the increased integration of clean renewables into the energy system,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director, Business Unit Grid Integration. 

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Hitachi Energy’s HVDC technology to power Marinus Link, a key step toward Australia’s Net Zero ambitions 

Hitachi Energy will help augment the connection between mainland Australia and Tasmania’s grid. For the first time in Australia, Marinus Link will use advanced converter technology at both ends of the link to stabilize and integrate more renewables into the power grid.  

The connection will enable the Tasmanian state to import excess supply of solar and wind produced in Victoria, while reserving its hydro and storing the extra energy. This strengthens the security of supply in the Australian power grid in which electricity is increasingly generated from sustainable energy. 

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Co-creating the path to Net Zero at 18th Energy and Transformer Days 

Hitachi Energy’s 18th edition of Energy & Transformers Days in Rome, Italy, brought together 400 participants from 50 countries with one goal: To contribute to the energy transition by celebrating technological innovation, collaboration, and the strength of human connections. 

This event also featured a special ceremony to celebrate the milestone of Hitachi Energy's power transformers: delivering its 30,000th power transformer built on the TrafoStar technology platform. 

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Decarbonizing iron and steelmaking with green hydrogen

Steelmaking accounts for 7 percent of global CO2 emissions. Reducing the steel industry’s dependence on coal will be essential to decarbonization. Looking towards hydrogen-based direct-reduced ironmaking (DRI), in combination with electric arc furnaces (EAF), currently represents our most viable strategy for reducing emissions and putting the sector on a path to Net Zero.

In this blog, we dive into the potential of DRI-based steelmaking using green hydrogen.

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James Zhao will join Hitachi Energy’s Executive Team, bringing extensive electrification and industry expertise of power grids in China

James Zhao’s appointment as Executive Vice President and Region Head Greater China from July 1, 2024, will be a great addition to support the company in its expansion in China as the electricity demand from utilities and the industry, building, and transport sectors is accelerating. Jinquan Zhang, the current Region Head Greater China, will retire after serving nearly 30 years in the company. 

With the acceleration of its social and economic development under China’s “dual carbon” goal, electricity demand grew 6.4 percent during the past year, compared to the global growth of 2.2 percent in 2023. 

 Read more about the appointment here.

Insights from Transformer Hub Manager Norbert Beatrix at CWIEME Berlin 2024 

Check out the exclusive interview of Norbert Beatrix, Hitachi Energy’s Hub Manager for Europe of the Transformers Business Unit, at CWIEME Berlin 2024 by Transformers Magazine! Norbert shares his impressions about CWIEME 2024 and insights into the company’s recently announced regional investments.

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Hitachi Energy on Switzerland’s top 50 most attractive employers for Engineering and Natural Sciences students

For the second year in a row, Hitachi Energy ranked among Switzerland’s top 50 most attractive employers for students within Engineering and Natural Sciences, as shown in this year’s Universum student survey!

Find out more about the exciting early career opportunities at Hitachi Energy in Switzerland and discover today what makes Hitachi Energy a top employer.

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