TransWest Express selects its HVDC technology partner
TransWest Express has selected Siemens Energy to supply the high-voltage direct current transmission technology for the TransWest Express Transmission Project.
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USA: TransWest Express LLC has selected Siemens Energy to supply the high-voltage direct current transmission technology for the TransWest Express Transmission Project.
The TWE Project is a 1,178-km (732-mi) HV interregional transmission system with HVDC and HVAC segments that will connect to the existing grid in Wyoming and Utah as well as directly to the ISO Controlled Grid in southern Nevada.
Under a Preferred Supplier Agreement signed in November, TransWest and Siemens Energy are partners on the final design, specifications and other technical elements of the HVDC converter stations to be located in Carbon County, Wyoming, and in Millard County, Utah. TransWest and Siemens Energy also are negotiating a definitive contract under which Siemens Energy will engineer, procure and construct the HVDC converter stations and ancillary equipment and systems.
“The TWE Project is important new transmission infrastructure that will accelerate the incorporation of renewables onto the US grid. It represents the first major use of HVDC technology in the USA to deliver onshore wind power and will significantly advance the nation’s net-zero goals,” said Tim Holt, member of the Executive Board of Siemens Energy. “We are pleased to collaborate for the successful delivery of the TWE Project and to showcase our leadership in VSC technology solutions.”
Source: Siemens Energy
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