With the first electricity link between the island of Newfoundland and the North American power grid, renewable electricity generated in Newfoundland and Labrador will be able to be transmitted to the grid in Nova Scotia as part of Canada’s emission-reduction efforts. NSP Maritime Link has awardedABB一个价值约4亿美元的订单，用于提供高压直流电（HVDC）电力传输系统。
TheMaritime Link Project，一种500 MW HVDC连接，将部署ABB的HVDC灯电压源转换（VSC）技术，该技术结合了完整的VSC双极配置，以进一步增强系统可用性。
ABB首席执行官Ulrrich Spiesshofer表示：“我们针对该项目的创新解决方案将有助于整合清洁的可再生能源，促进电力的有效传输，提高电网稳定性并实现电力共享。”
除了±200 kV HVDC链路的两个转换器站外，该项目范围还包括纽芬兰的两个230 kV AC变电站，新斯科舍省的一个345 kV AC变电站和两个有线过渡站。该项目计划于2017年进行调试。
HVDC Light is a common solution for long-distance underground and underwater power links and interconnections like the Maritime Link Project. ABB has delivered 13 of the 14 commissioned VSC links in the world.
This technology is increasingly being deployed across a range of applications, including integration of renewable energies from land-based and offshore wind farms, mainland power supply to islands and offshore oil and gas platforms, city center in-feeds where space is a major constraint, and cross-border interconnections that often connect across the seas. Its ability to meet grid code compliance ensures robust network connections regardless of application.
60年前，ABB开创了HVDC Technology，并获得了约90个HVDC项目，代表总安装能力超过95 GW，约占全球安装基础的一半。
