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Contents 16 22 26 27 34


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


10


Ramboll is providing support to the VindØ consortium on master-planning for what could be the world’s first artificial energy island


12


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


Read the latest industry news and updated revised listings of upcoming projects and tenders, sample our definitive energy events listing, delve into the Modern Power Systems archive – and much more besides.


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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


24


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


27


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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