Governments and enterprises around the world have set ambitious “net zero” carbon reduction goals with the aim of reducing the immediate threat of climate change and its unpredictable outcomes. Essential to meeting these goals is the transition from the consumption of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
Renewable energy sources, however, present new challenges for established networks. Future energy will be generated across multiple locations all producing electricity without the consistency of traditional power stations. This new landscape of energy generation requires efficient, smart, and robust energy transmission and distribution networks.
Interconnectors are increasingly important, allowing for connections between countries and even continents to allow affordable and clean energy to flow across long distances. Such interconnectors play a key role in energy transition: enabling a larger, more integrated, efficient and sustainable electric power transmission system to be established and maintained.
The Prysmian subsea interconnectors are made of new, lighter materials and can be installed deeper under the sea than ever before. Our high-voltage DC (HVDC) interconnectors bring power more efficiently over long distances from where the energy is produced (such as offshore wind farms) into the transmission networks.
Once onshore, our Power Grids products and services support the power transmission and distribution networks that deliver electricity from substations to homes, businesses and services across the nation.
