SOO Green HVDC Link today announced the selection of Prysmian Group, a global leader in the energy and telecommunications cable system industry, as its preferred HVDC cable system supplier for the first transmission project to be installed along the existing railway Right of way underground. This 2,100 MW cross-regional project is considered the first link of the national clean energy grid and will connect the two largest energy markets in the United States. By connecting the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) serving the central United States to the Eastern PJM Interconnection, SOO Green will provide abundant low-cost renewable energy for population centers from Chicago to the Mid-Atlantic region.

Prysmian Group is valued at approximately US$900 million and will provide the most advanced ±525 kV high-voltage DC cables to reliably and efficiently transmit enough renewable energy to power more than 1.2 million households. The award is subject to the final confirmation of the contract. The construction part of the project is currently being finalized and will be carried out by Jingoli Power and will be added to the total contract value. Prysmian will be responsible for the complete turnkey contact. This 350-mile-long project will require 700 miles of paired ±525 kV cross-linked polyethylene cables, mainly installed underground along the existing railway right of way, connecting the SOO Green converter station in northern Iowa to Chicago Illinois converter station to the west. Cable production for this project is expected to begin in 2023.

"As can be seen recently in Texas and California, the United States must invest in its transmission infrastructure, and SOO Green’s underground rail co-location model is a model that can be replicated across the country to build a clean energy grid. A game changer," Direct Connect CEO Treward said, "Our partnership with Prysmian provides us with first-class cables to build highly reliable and climate-resilient power transmission lines for American families and Companies will provide affordable renewable energy in the next few decades and bring manufacturing back to the United States.” With the integration of American cable manufacturers, Prysmian Group’s sales exceed 10 billion euros, and cables will be sold in Prysmian. Riseman’s plant in Abbeville, South Carolina will be upgraded to provide the high-voltage cables needed to help President Biden achieve the goal of a zero-carbon grid by 2035.

Keywords: HVDC cable, Prysmian

"After acquiring flagship projects such as the Vineyard offshore wind farm and the Washington DC transmission system upgrade project, the opportunity to provide high-voltage DC cables for the innovative SOO Green project has further consolidated Prysmian Group’s position as the preferred partner of the project. The United States The interconnection market. To further support this ambition, the Abbeville plant will be upgraded and new domestic clean energy manufacturing jobs will be created,” commented Valerio Batista, CEO of Prysmian Group. In addition, Hakan Ozmen, executive vice president of Prysmian’s project business, confirmed: “We are proud to be able to use our most advanced technology and experience to implement projects of such high strategic value. This is also due to our undisputed EPC capabilities. "Editor/Baohongying、design/wangxia