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Germany: 4,600 of 6,500 MW offshore grid connection capacity finalized – offshore surcharge stable
The offshore transmission system operators 50Hertz and TenneT have finalized offshore grid connections with a capacity of more than 4,600 MW in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. That brings the offshore grid development closer to the EEG expansion objective of 6,500 MW for offshore wind by 2020.
read more... 23/10/2015
ABB wins order of $900 million to link Norwegian, German electricity grids
ABB has won orders estimated at approximately $900 million from a conglomerate including leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to provide on-shore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will ease the first ever interconnection between the Norwegian and German electricity grids.
read more... 20/03/2015
Germany: Siemens launches first most important direct current electricity link
Germany's Siemens declared on Friday it has transmitted network links for 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity to grid firm TenneT, the first important use of direct current transmission in the country.
read more... 02/02/2015
Dutch grid company Tennet to support Norway-Germany electricity cable
Dutch stakeholder TenneT declared on Tuesday it had its government's permission to take part in an undersea cable project to connect Norway's hydroelectricity production to the German grid.
read more... 17/12/2014
Germany could miss its 2020 offshore wind power target
Germany is on the way to miss its target for offshore wind power expansion in the North Sea as expansion is not moving ahead as planned. Dutch transmission system operator Tennet stated that new offshore wind capacity in the North Sea is to be limited to 7 GW by 2023, as current targets are unrealistic.
read more... 13/11/2013