S&C Connects Wind Energy to Orkney Islands Grid
By Sc Electric Company, PRNEWednesday, July 20, 2011
LONDON, July 21, 2011 -
S&C Electric Company, a global leader in smart grids
and renewable energy integration, today announces that it was
awarded a contract to provide its single-inverter PureWave
DSTATCOM® Distributed Static Compensator for a small wind energy
project in the Orkney Islands. The Thorkell project, under
development by Orkney Sustainable Energy, will bring an additional
900 kW of wind power online, expanding the base of renewable energy
already installed in the islands.
S&C’s PureWave DSTATCOM will allow the new wind energy
system to meet voltage control requirements. All renewable energy
sources-including small systems such as the single-turbine Thorkell
project-are required to comply with local requirements to ensure
optimal stability and reliability of the grid. S&C’s
single-inverter model provides an economical solution to bring
field-proven, precise PureWave DSTATCOM technology to small
renewable energy projects under 3.5 MW.
“Renewable energy sources of all sizes must meet statutory
requirements, even the smallest systems,” says Andrew Jones,
managing director, S&C Europe. ”S&C’s PureWave
DSTATCOM makes it affordable for small renewable energy systems to
comply with grid codes so important community based projects can be
brought online.”
S&C offers significant experience in helping renewable
energy projects comply with grid interconnection requirements
worldwide. In the UK and Ireland alone, S&C PureWave DSTATCOM
systems are currently planned to connect 255 MW of wind energy to
the grid. This VAR compensation project is S&C’s second in the
Orkney Islands.
About S&C Electric Company
S&C, with global headquarters in Chicago, USA, is applying
its heritage of innovation to address challenges facing the world’s
power grids and is thus shaping the future of reliable electricity
delivery. The mission of employee-owned S&C is to continually
develop new solutions for electricity delivery, fostering the
improved efficiency and reliability required for the intelligent
grid. Additional information about S&C is available at
MEDIA CONTACT:
Anneka Patel
+44-(0)-20-3047-2312
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