#electrical network

As part of its strategy towards energy transition, and with the aim of contributing to the decarbonisation of the economy, Iberdrola is committed to digitalising more than 80% of its transmission and distribution networks by 2025. Grids are...

Alteria Automation's technological solution has won the Start-up Challenge: wireless sensors in transformer substations. Its advanced sensor system will maximise the safety of our transformer substations in Spain in the event of any incident.

Iberdrola's Global Smart Grids Innovation Hub, located in Bilbao, is consolidating its position as a global centre of innovation and knowledge in smart grids to help respond to the challenges of the energy transition. The centre acts as a driving force for innovation, combining Iberdrola's technological capacity with that of more than 100 collaborating entities and companies.

The new transmission line between Quebec and Maine will provide 1,200 megawatts (MW) of renewable hydroelectric power to the New England power grid in Lewiston, Maine, sufficient to meet the demand of 1.2 million homes. Once built, NECEC will be New England's largest renewable energy source, saving customers $190 million per year.

This project, which had required an investment of €1,200 million, enables the transmission of renewable energy from Scotland to homes and businesses located in Wales and England by laying 850 km of high-voltage cable, 770 of which run under the sea.

As a result of the STAR Project (Remote Network Management and Automation System), with an investment of €2 billion, more than 11.4 million intelligent meters have been installed and provide remote management and automation capabilities to more than 90,000 transformation centres.