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Front cover: ABB synchronous condenser
plus statcom at Neilston substation, Scotland (Phoenix hybrid project). See pp 12-15
Regulars
04 World news 38 Power plant products 41 Classified 42 Contacts
Update Developing Vindø, a proposal for the world’s first artificial energy island
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Ramboll is providing support to the VindØ consortium on master-planning for what could be the world’s first artificial energy island
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Transmission & distribution
Synchronous condensers rediscovered – a new way to strengthen grids After decades out of favour, utilities and industrial operators around the world have started to place major orders for synchronous condensers to address grid stability issues associated with the increased penetration of renewables. Why has the technology found a new role in the 21st century?
Volume 41 | Number 4
Stabilising the grid in Ireland and Italy
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Recent Siemens Energy grid stability projects include a synchronous condenser with flywheel for ESB and statcoms for both ESB and Terna
Digital innovation at the edge…and in the cloud
Eliminating SF6 between rivals
: an agreement
The landmark cross-licensing agreement between Hitachi ABB Power Grids and GE points the way towards a new global standard for SF6
-free HV technology
Aerial HVDC link connects Chubu (60 Hz) and Tepco (50 Hz)
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Smart way to unlock existing grid capacity
A plug for Pfisterer’s universal XLPE repair solution
Why poles need to get hammered
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Solar power
developments Financial close for Redstone CSP: South Africa’s biggest renewables investment yet
Recommended practice for floating PV L&T secures Saudi PV giga project Fortum’s future in Russian renewables
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Focus on Germany New uses for old, and not so old, power plants
As elsewhere, a number of plans are emerging for hydrogen networks and hubs in German, centred on existing power plant sites
33 34 SCR technology
Benefits of multi-pollutant catalysts Cormetech perspective
Flue gas desulphurisation
Peristaltic hose pumps outperform centrifugal counterparts
When it comes to coping with abrasive lime slurry, as commonly employed in FGD systems, peristaltic hose pumps offer a number of advantages over other pump types
Seawater FGD at giga scale in Indonesia 37
Cogeneration Cogen coalition launched
Clarke Energy/INNIO Jenbacher in Africa Aggreko’s flexible CHP in Romania
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