New collaboration to accelerate energy transition
Hitachi Energy has announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor.
From left to right: Mette H. Ottøy, Chief Procurement Officer; Geir Tungesvik, Executive Vice President for Projects, Drilling and Procurement at Equinor; Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Grid Integration business; Thomas Stenberg, Equinor Global Account Manager at Hitachi Energy
Switzerland, Zurich: Hitachi Energy has announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor.
The agreement underlines both companies’ commitment to accelerate the energy transition and advance a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. It builds on the two companies’ long and successful collaboration over many decades. During that time, Hitachi Energy has provided Equinor with power grid solutions and pioneering technologies on several projects, such as Dogger Bank A, B and C, the world’s largest offshore wind farm on completion, and Troll A, the world’s first HVDC power-from-shore connection.
Initial areas of focus for the collaboration include developing standardized base designs to be applied for high-voltage direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) transmission systems to connect offshore wind farms and Equinor production facilities to mainland power grids.
“We are delighted to deepen our longstanding relationship with one of the world’s leading energy companies and to help Equinor achieve its ambition of becoming net zero by mid-century,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business. “Together we make a strong team that will support the society to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement and create a sustainable energy future for all.”
Source: Hitachi Energy
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