Belo Monte Transmission Line is the first ultra-high voltage (±800kV) direct current electric line of the Americas. With over 2,000 kilometers, It will offload some of the power to be generated by the Belo Monte Hydropower Plant (11,233MW), in the north region of Brazil, to the Estreito Substation in southeastern region.
At the Volvo car manufacturing site in Belgium, a study was performed to assess the equipment behavior at different blending rates and 100% hydrogen.
Techno-economic feasibility study