An HVDC Light® back-to-back station consists of two converters located in the same building.

HVDC application: Connecting remote loads

The German utility, TenneT (formerly transpower stromübertragungs gmbh, a subsidiary of E.ON which owned and operated E.ON`s extra high-voltage transmission network), awarded ABB a contract to build a transmission link to deliver power from the world’s most remotest offshore wind farm to the German grid.

The largest investment in north Scotland’s electricity network since the hydro development era of the 1950s.

The Changji-Guquan UHVDC (ultrahigh-voltage direct current) link will transmit power from the Xinjiang region in the Northwest, to Anhui province in eastern China and will set a new world record in terms of voltage level, transmission capacity and distance.

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

The DolWin1 offshore wind HVDC link was supplied by ABB to the German company TenneT, The 800 MW HVDC Light® transmission system connects offshore wind farms located in the North Sea DolWin1 cluster to the German national grid.

DolWin beta is the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea. The 320-kilovolt converter station, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 megawatts (MW) power transmission capacity, making it the world's most powerful installation of its kind, enough to power around 1,000,000 households with clean energy.

As part of its energy transition (“Energiewende”), Germany plans to generate 65 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030.

The Higashi-Shimizu project will reinforce the connection between the 50 Hz network in Eastern Japan and the 60 Hz network in Western Japan.

ABB enables the interconnection of power networks in France and the UK

Bringing power-from-shore to the platform complex in the North Sea lowers CO2 emissions, gives a reliable power supply, safer and better work environment on the platforms and reduced costs for operation and maintenance.

The first interconnection between Sweden and the western grid in Denmark was established in 1965 with the 250 MW 250 kV Konti-Skan HVDC link across the Kattegatt, a narrow bay in southern Scandinavia, stretching from Gothenburg in Sweden to Aalborg in Denmark.

Energinet.dk SOV, (Denmark) and 50Hertz Transmission Gmb (Germany) have awarded ABB a contract to supply a complete turnkey, back-to-back converter station.

The American Transmission Company (ATC) selected ABB to supply a 200 MW back-to-back HVDC Light® station to help control power flow enhance grid stability and allow for the integration of additional renewable energy sources in the state of Michigan, U.S.A.

NSP Maritime Link Inc., a part of Emera Inc, has awarded ABB a contract to supply an HVDC Light® solution to create the first electricity link between the island of Newfoundland and North America.

The Murraylink 220 MW ±150 kV HVDC Light® interconnector is believed to be the world’s longest underground power transmission system, connecting the Riverland region in South Australia and Sunraysia region in Victoria through converter stations at Red Cliffs in Victoria and Berri in South Australia.

The link is 623 kilometers long, making it the longest HVDC interconnection in Europe.

ABB was selected by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. to deliver the world’s first multi-terminal UHVDC transmission link

The 1,400 megawatt (MW) capacity NSL (North Sea Link) interconnector being built for Statnett and National Grid, will be the longest subsea link in the world.

In 1965, ABB and General Electric were awarded a contract for a 1,440 MW, ± 400 kV transmission system - a challenge at the time since the line voltage, length and current were greater than any HVDC project built

This link across over 1,800 km will be capable of bringing electricity to more than 80 million people.

The energy company Statoil awarded ABB a second contract to supply subsea HVDC Light® transmission systems to the Troll A platform in the North Sea.

Undersea link lowers emissions and brings reliable power to offshore oil field.

With its ground breaking capacity the Zhangbei DC-grid will help to integrate massive amounts of renewable power in the heavily populated area aroung Beijing, being capable of supplying around 9 million people with clean energy.