GE Vernova to provide grid-stabilizing tech for 50Hertz
GE Vernova Inc. has secured a contract from 50Hertz Transmission GmbH to provide advanced grid-stabilizing technology with an aim to enhance the reliability of Germany’s grid.
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Germany, Berlin: GE Vernova Inc. has secured a contract from 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, one of Germany’s four transmission system operators, to provide advanced grid-stabilizing technology with an aim to enhance the reliability of Germany’s grid as it integrates more renewable sources. GE Vernova will deliver its 300 Mvar FACTSFLEX GFM solution, a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) solution with Grid Forming Control (GFM). This technology provides support for maintaining the stability of the power system as variable energy sources are added to the grid. Supported by Grid Forming Control software, it can adapt to fluctuations in the grid voltage, maintaining grid stability. The solution will also include transformers, circuit breakers, and protection and control equipment to provide an integrated system.
The STATCOM units will be designed and manufactured at the company’s grid solutions facilities in Dresden, Germany and Tampere, Finland, with additional components, including valves, supplied from Stafford, UK and transformers from Mönchengladbach, Germany. Two STATCOM units will be deployed at 50Hertz’s substation at Siedenbrünzow in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania, with another at the Röhrsdorf substation in Saxony. 50Hertz operates the electricity transmission system in the north and east of Germany, which it expands as needed for the energy transition. More than 77 substations and switching stations are part of its grid infrastructure. The TSO is part of the Belgian-German Elia Group.
Source: GE Vernova
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