ABB to upgrade Sweden-Germany HVDC power transmission link
Zurich, Switzerland, August 9, 2017 – Baltic Cable link modernization to include latest ABB Ability™ MACH™ control system and support energy exchangeABB has won an order from Baltic Cable AB, a subsidiary of Norway based Statkraft, one of Europe's leading renewable energy generators to upgrade the Baltic Cable high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link. This link runs beneath the Baltic Sea and interconnects the electricity grids of Germany and Sweden. As part of the modernization project, ABB will upgrade the control and protection system of the link, with its latest ABB Ability