Hitachi Energy to deliver advanced grid connection in Brazil
Brazil: Hitachi Energy has announced that it has won an order from Suzano, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers.
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Brazil: Hitachi Energy has announced that it has won an order from Suzano, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers.
Hitachi Energy is to design and deliver a complete grid connection solution for the company’s new pulp mill in Brazil.
Suzano’s new factory will be the world’s largest single-line eucalyptus pulp mill and Brazil’s first pulp production facility to be fossil fuel-free when completed in the second half of 2024. It will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons and will increase Suzano’s output by 20 percent. About half of the electricity generated will be transferred to the national power grid, enough to supply around 2.3 million people for one month.
The two companies have worked closely together on grid solutions for Suzano’s fleet of mills over the past 20 years.
“We are honoured and delighted to be working with Suzano again on this landmark project that sets a new benchmark in sustainable pulp production and shares its emission-free electricity with society at large,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business. “This is another example of how our solutions are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure.”
Hitachi Energy will supply a state-of-the-art grid connection solution to enable the surplus renewable power to be transferred reliably, safely and securely into the national power grid. The solution’s compact footprint is based on advanced gas-insulated switchgear and offers excellent performance in terms of efficiency and availability, while minimizing the total lifecycle cost and CO2 footprint.
To secure reliability and availability, key elements of the grid connection, such as the transformers will be equipped with Hitachi Energy’s digital monitoring systems to provide real-time data and performance insights and enable predictive maintenance.
Source: Hitachi Energy
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