The National HVDC Centre is part of Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, working together with Scottish Power Transmission, National Grid Electricity Transmission, and the National Energy System Operator.
The Centre is a testing facility that hosts a world-class real-time simulation environment where control and protection hardware from multiple suppliers can be run alongside detailed models of the power system. The Centre has the expertise and technology infrastructure to undertake specialist studies, to support the deployment of HVDC projects and mitigate associated risks to the reliable operation, control and resilience of the GB network.