Kees van der Leun
Dutch/German TSO TenneT orders 7,000 km of high-voltage (525 kV) DC cables to connect the next wave of offshore wind farms, with a total capacity of 18 GW!
One of these little energy transition orders (€5.5 billion) that keep the supply chains busy ;)
https://www.tennet.eu/news/tennet-accelerates-grid-expansion-and-energy-transition
#energytransition #offshorewind #windenergy #renewables #transmission #electricity
TenneT accelerates grid expansion and energy transition

Award of framework cooperation agreement for 7,000 km of HVDC cable system.

TenneT
May 5, 2023 at 1:09pmWeb
Show threadGarrett WollmanMay 5, 2023
@Sustainable2050 Interesting that this is a responsibility of the transmission provider: is that the standard paradigm in the EU power market? In the US it is generally the project's responsibility to get its power on shore to a transmission node, and that's part of each project's environmental review.
Show threadPaulMay 6, 2023
@Sustainable2050 I guess that as offshore energy volumes increase power transport may eventually not be the best way. Hydrogen production at the wind turbine may be needed