ABB has won an order worth €270 million from the UK grid operator National Grid and Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE) to provide key HVDC technology that will help interconnect the electricity networks of France and the UK.ABB will participate in the interconnection project, which further integrates the UK and French electricity markets. With a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, the link will run from Chilling, Hampshire, on the southern coast of England to Tourbe in northern... more...