DOE announced selections of four projects, totaling $11 million in funding to improve HVDC Transmission Research and Development and help integrate renewable energy onto the grid and reach communities.
Wind Energy Technologies Office
November 7, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and the Office of Electricity announced the selection of four high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission projects as part of the Innovative Designs for high-performance low-cost HVDC Converters (IDEAL HVDC) program. The projects will help affordably integrate more renewable energy generation—both onshore and offshore—onto the grid. These projects will receive a combined $11 million in funding to help reinvent the U.S. power grid, which serves as an interstate highway for high voltage electricity.