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Bringing power to one of the world's largest oil and gas platforms was not easy, but Troll A in the North Sea is now reaping the benefits. In February 2005, the world's first offshore HVDC transmission was successfully commissioned. Consisting of two parallel 40 MW transmissions connecting the Troll A gas platform in the North Sea, with the mainland 132 kV grid via polymeric DC cables, the offshore...