Hitachi Energy announced has signed a multi-year agreement with Pattern Energy to support its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technologies for the SunZia transmission project.
The link will connect the 3515MW SunZia Wind project in New Mexico to Arizona and western states, which will be one of the world’s largest transmission links delivering renewable energy.
The long-term agreement will provide service solutions for the SunZia Transmission HVDC link, currently under construction, owned by Pattern Energy.
Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Light technology will efficiently transfer and integrate huge volumes of wind power over more than 885 km into the regional power grid.
The HVDC link will efficiently transmit up to 3000MW of the power west to Arizona.
The HVDC Light system will be the largest voltage source converter (VSC) installation in the United States, one of the largest worldwide, and one of the country’s longest HVDC connections.
“We’re proud to be selected once again to provide our unique service expertise to keep the important SunZia link operating at maximum efficiency, performance, and reliability,” said Andreas Berthou, global head of the HVDC business at Hitachi Energy.
“The SunZia transmission and Wind projects provide a roadmap to accelerate the transition to renewable energy,” said Paul Haberlein, VP of Operational Excellence at Pattern Energy.
Service for an HVDC system includes a wide range of activities and support, including scheduled maintenance, cyber services, on-site engineering support and life cycle assessment of the HVDC Light stations.