WorldÂ’s longest HVDC transmission link approved
The system will transport power from the Madeira hydro complex located in the Northwestern Amazon region across the worldÂ’s longest transmission line (2,375 kilometers) to reach southeastern Brazil where power consumption is booming.
The Madeira hydroelectric complex is comprised of two power plants, with total power capacity of 6300 MW. ArevaÂ’s HVDC system will convert the alternating current into direct current to ensure minimal losses during transmission across the country. The HVDC system will be ready for commercial operation in April 2013.
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The first four zero-emission buses picked up commuters in Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster on Wednesday. Six more are expected to be brought in.
"With so many people taking transit in Vancouver today, electric buses will make a real difference," said Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, a think tank at Simon Fraser University, in a release.
According to TransLink, each bus is expected to reduce 100 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and save $40,000 in fuel costs…
