- Hitachi Energy delivered the first power from Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind development.
- The company is enabling customers to accelerate the development of power grids.
Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader advancing a sustainable energy future for all, announced that it has enabled more than 150 gigawatts (GW) of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links around the world integrated into the power system – sufficient to meet the peak power demand for Japan. The announcement follows the delivery of the first power from Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind development, via the UK’s first-time use of HVDC technology on a wind farm.
The firm has consistently expanded its capacity to meet accelerating demand driven by the clean energy transition. Since 2020, when Hitachi began its strategic investment, Hitachi Energy has increased its workforce by more than 8,000. Within the same period, the company also invested $3 billion in manufacturing and engineering footprint and Research and Development (R&D), expanding collaboration and driving the company to become the strategic partner throughout the customers’ entire life cycle.
The CEO of Hitachi Energy, Claudio Facchin, said, “Electricity will be the backbone of the entire energy system and will help to drive the clean energy transition. Today’s announcement shows how we are enabling our customers to accelerate the power grid development required by the energy system.”The continuing investments align with the Hitachi Energy 2030 Plan and Hitachi’s Mid-term Management Plan 2024.