Pioneering HVDC Light® technology will enable Dogger Bank Wind Farm to support UK’s clean electricity demand, powering six million UK homes.

Hitachi Energy has been selected to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light^® systems to connect the world’s largest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank, located 130-190 km off the North East coast of England, to the mainland transmission network at Teesside and Creyke Beck.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm has been developed in three phases, A, B and C, as a joint venture between SSE Renewables of the UK and Equinor of Norway (50:50), and ENI of Italy will take a 20% stake in the first two phases. Collectively it will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

The three HVDC systems, with the total transmission capacity of 3.6 GW, will facilitate power transfer to the mainland. By using HVDC, power losses are minimized meaning more power reaches the end consumer. The system can also support the offshore wind farm, when needed.

These installations will significantly contribute towards the UK government’s goals of sourcing up to a third of its electricity from offshore wind by 2030.

Source (https://www.hitachienergy.com/about-us/case-studies/dogger-bank)