MGA MID-GRID 2035 – Converter Stations

The MGA will host Roger Rosenqvist, Vice President of Business Development for Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Division in North America for a webinar about converter stations. High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology has not been deployed widely in the Midwest, compared to alternating current (AC) transmission. This is in part because the equipment needed to manage a DC grid, and to connect the DC and AC grids, has been prohibitively expensive. Today, HVDC technology is gaining traction around the world as power system are modernized and decarbonized. Technological improvements and cost declines in DC-AC converter stations have helped spur deployment. During this webinar, participants will hear from one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of converter stations on the capabilities these assets can offer and how those capabilities can address emerging reliability needs and be part of an optimized transmission grid that meets the MID GRID 2035 vision.