ACDC 2012

About the conference

ACDC is a long established and highly respected international conference on AC and DC power transmission. ACDC 2012 is to be the 10th iteration and comes at a time when there are huge interest and technical advancements for the improvement of power transmission.

Since 2010, ACDC power transmission technologies and projects have been gathering pace, structure and importance for the power sector. There have been many developments in new technologies, which can bring benefits to asset managers and system operators, particularly with regards to high voltage transmission – be they through offshore generation increase or vast distance transmission requirements of growing economies such as India and China and improvements in the reliability and efficiency of aging grid systems such as those in the UK and US.

There have also been changes in the marketplace, with further de-regulation and the growth of merchant transmission schemes. The wider implementation of renewable technologies is having an increasing impact on network development. Furthermore, new challenges are arising from environmental, regulatory, political and social factors, which impact on the development of transmission networks. The conference will address these key issues.

Still very much a hot topic within the power industry, with investment in the billions of pounds and increasing, as the need to transmit power from renewable sources is ever more pressing. Furthermore, the need to transmit power over longer distances has also increased including cross-country border/ grid transmission.

During the conference, attendees will be able to obtain information on the latest advances in HVDC and HVAC technologies, including FACTS devices and to find out about the most recent AC and DC projects being implemented worldwide.

See also

• Technical scope