242. HVDC & the Grid of the future - Michael Barnard - Aug26

Redefining Energy by Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid

Aug 17, 202641:31Business

Michael Barnard welcomes Cornelis Plet, CTO of Grid Systems Integration at GE Vernova, about the technologies reshaping modern power systems and the practical realities of building an electrified future. High-voltage dir...

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