GE Vernova has announced securing a contract from 50Hertz Transmission to provide grid-stabilising technology aimed at enhancing the reliability of Germany’s electrical power grid as it integrates more renewable energy sources.
As part of this contract, GE Vernova will deliver its 300 Mvar Factsflex GFM solution, a Static Synchronous Compensator (Statcom) with Grid Forming Control software (GFM). The Grid Forming Control software is designed to automatically adapt to fluctuations in grid voltage, keeping the grid stable. The solution will also include transformers, circuit breakers, and protection and control equipment to provide a fully integrated and reliable system.
The Statcom units are planned to be designed and manufactured at GE Vernova’s grid solutions facilities in Dresden, Germany, and Tampere, Finland, with additional components, including valves, supplied from Stafford, UK, and transformers from Mönchengladbach, Germany. Two Statcom units will be deployed at 50Hertz’s substation in Siedenbrünzow, Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania, and one Statcom unit at the Röhrsdorf substation in Saxony. 50Hertz operates the electricity transmission system in the north and east of Germany.
