Germany approves 1.2 GW offshore grid-connection projects
German maritime authority BSH has approved two offshore grid connection projects to deliver power from up to 1.2 GW of turbine capacity in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
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Germany, Berlin: German maritime authority BSH has approved two offshore grid connection projects to deliver power from up to 1.2 GW of turbine capacity in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
The planning approvals concern 50Hertz’s 300 MW Ostwind 3 project and the 900 MW DolWin4 proposed by Amprion, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) announced on Friday. According to the agency, the schemes set a new standard for connecting offshore wind turbines, which deploys a 66 kV direct connection that does not require the construction of additional substation platforms within the offshore sites. Both envisage the construction and operation of network connection systems and platforms in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZ).
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz will install the Jasmund substation 42 km off north-east Rugen, in the Baltic Sea, to be connected by a 100 km cable. Power from turbines will be fed directly into the substation platform, and operations are expected to be launched in the autumn of 2026.
TSO Amprion has obtained permission to build the DolWin Delta platform around 45 km north of Norderney in the North Sea. It will transmit electricity from wind farms in the area to the shore via a submarine cable system of about 60 km. The grid connection system is due to be switched on by the autumn of 2028.
Source: Renewables Now
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