Dutch-German TSO presents Target Grid
The Netherlands, Amsterdam: TenneT has introduced Target Grid, a new approach designed to cope with the tremendous challenges of the energy transition.
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The Netherlands, Amsterdam: TenneT has introduced Target Grid, a new approach designed to cope with the tremendous challenges of the energy transition.
With Target Grid, TenneT is proposing a network of DC (direct current) superhighways and energy hubs, the DC grid (electricity superhighways), and a significantly improved existing AC (alternating current) grid. This combination of energy hubs – connected by superhighways – will ensure that renewable electricity can be transported long distances from the North Sea to consumers and industry and that the electricity grid remains reliable.
The handover to the Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten marks the kick-off of a dialogue with all stakeholders to further shape the Target Grid together.
“The world in which we operate as an electricity transmission system operator is rapidly changing. For the first time, on the basis of political objectives for climate neutrality, we have created a view of the energy system for 2045 and the associated electricity grid, Target Grid. Our infrastructure is crucial to such a degree that we are putting it in the driver’s seat so to speak so that TenneT can start working on what is needed on time, rather than ten or fifteen years from now when it is too late. We can no longer afford to work at a defined pace from ‘bottleneck to bottleneck’. For grid development (onshore and offshore) at this scale and in a European context 2030 is tomorrow, 2040 is next week and 2050 is next month,“ said TenneT CEO Manon van Beek.
Source: TenneT
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