GE Grid Solutions has successfully energized the Dynamic Reactive Compensator (DRC) project for National Grid in the UK - the largest voltage compensation scheme in Europe.

The project represents the largest utility-grade Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) scheme in Europe, delivering 975 MVAr power range, the manufacturer said in the press release.

It is deployed and coordinated over three separate substations along the transmission network in southeast UK. They are now all operational and commercially available, and they

With Hybrid STATCOM technology in place and operational, the Bolney, Ninfield and Richborough substations are now supporting National Grid's alternating current (AC) network enhancing regional voltage stability for the UK-Belgium HVDC interconnection, which will deliver more than 1 GW of bi-directional power between the two countries.

Source: GE Grid Solutions