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Video: The World Needs Supergrids, But There's a Problem
France awards €4.5 billion for three offshore HVDC systems
SuperGrid Institute & GE Vernova develop DC Circuit Breaker
Nexans Invests €90M in Cable Manufacturing Facilities to Support Offshore Wind Growth
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) Enters Construction Phase
GE Vernova invests in HVDC manufacturing expansion

Sumitomo Electric Secures EUR 2 Billion Contract for Rhine-Main-Link (DC35)
Sumitomo Electric Group has signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Amprion for the DC35 project, a 525 kV HVDC cable project spanning 530 km of the route length
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New HVDC research to be presented in Berlin this April
ACDC Europe 2026 will be the conference’s 22nd edition, and will focus on the latest HVDC technical and project updates

Iberian Blackout May Drive Stronger EU Cooperation on Interconnectors
The major European blackout, one of the biggest in history, could push for more grid resilience in the form of higher levels of interconnection in southwest Europe

Podcast: The Transatlantic Power Cable - From Concept to Reality
This podcast discusses the technical, commercial and legal feasibility of the project, with contributions from respected experts in the industry

Could Trump tariffs drive a trans-Canada HVDC backbone?
U.S. annexation threats have revived talk of a coast-to-coast electricity 'backbone' – and it could be built in five years.

Z-tool: Open-Source Frequency-Domain Analysis Toolbox for EMT Models
A Python-based implementation for the stability analysis of converters

Why don’t more countries import their electricity?
The economics make sense, but the geopolitics are nerve-racking

The Impedance Margin Ratio: An Alternative Method for Evaluating Small-Signal System Strength
The Impedance Margin Ratio (IMR) is introduced in [1] as a new metric for evaluating small-signal system strength.
Video: Australia's Basslink Interconnector - Context and Construction
The context and considerations for building Australia's Basslink submarine power cable