Renewables Flow via Australia Interconnector: Transgrid’s VNI project
Safely optimizing power grid utilization with m-SSSCs: A case study in Colombia
Grid enhancing technologies that support optimized use of transmission grids offer huge value to utilities who need to quickly integrate renewable energy. However, there are often concerns over their impact on existing protection schemes. In this article, Pablo Macedo presents a recent study in Colombia and explains how SmartValve provides power flow control capabilities while […]
Harnessing the potential of renewable energy: FERC’s Order 2023 accelerating interconnection with advanced transmission technologies
Timely cost-efficient connection of renewable generation is essential to reaching clean energy targets in the US. In this article, Jessica Joyce shares her insights on the potential impact of FERC’s Order 2023 on reforming the interconnection process, based on her experience of moving from the wind energy sector to a grid technology company. After more […]
Series compensation without creating Sub-Synchronous Resonance (SSR) risk
System operators around the world use series compensation to increase transmission capacity on their existing grids. However, many conventional series compensation solutions create Sub-Synchronous Resonance (SSR) on the system which poses a high risk to nearby generating units. In this article, Francesca Madia Mele, explains how SmartValve can deliver series compensation on transmission grids without […]
How our RTDS lab is helping utilities seamlessly integrate SmartValve into their grids
Integrating new technologies on transmission grids can raise concerns for system operators who are responsible for safe reliable operation of the grid. In this article, Francesca Madia Mele explains how Smart Wires uses its on-site RTDS lab to validate specific functionalities of SmartValve before it is deployed on a customer’s grid. As part of the […]
Rewriting the narrative: how the US is embracing grid enhancing technologies
Regions around the world are embracing the use of technologies that optimize the existing grid..but where is the US in this movement? In this article, Ted Bloch-Rubin discusses the progress of grid enhancing technologies (GETs) in the US and how recent infrastructure bills and federal support are turning the tide and positioning the US to […]
Accelerating renewables in Brazil using FACTS
Disponível em português Brazil’s transmission grid is undergoing huge change as it plans to add 3 to 5 GW of renewables each year over the next decade, at a time when transmission capacity is very limited in the region. In this article our Commercial Manager for Brazil, André Priolli, reflects on the uptake of FACTS […]
Increased cross border power transfers and RES penetration in Greece
The scale of the challenge to deliver net zero networks globally is huge. Some transmission reinforcement options (such as new transmission lines) have a clear future need and a high net present value—and should be progressed as soon as possible. However, there are many others where the future need is highly uncertain. Reinforcement options that […]