#Amprion

The four German transmission system operators are launching an innovation partnership with industrial partners Siemens Energy, GE Vernova and Hitachi Energy.

Offshore wind farms will be connected to the grid via the two lines.

The deal is worth about €1.2 billion.

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.

Amprion has awarded GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business a contract for 12 power transformers as part of grid upgrades to accommodate more renewable generation.

Germany: Amprion and E.ON have implemented the decentralized grid booster, integrating modular battery storage systems into E.ON’s distribution grid.

Germany, Dortmund: German transmission system operator Amprion has announced its commitment to reducing emissions by almost 60 % by 2032.

Germany, Dortmund: German transmission system operator Amprion plans to invest around $24 B (€22 B) in the transmission grid over the next five years.

Germany, Berlin: Electricity transmission operators in Germany estimate the electricity consumption in the country will be doubled by 2045.

Siemens Energy and Spain’s Dragados Offshore have been awarded a contract worth more than $4.3 B (€4 B).

Germany, Bornheim: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) supports Amprion with MSCDN system to improve power quality at substation in Sechtem in Bornheim.

Amprion has signed an agreement with Smart Wires, to increase the transmission capacity of the power grid while maintaining a high level of stability.

Germany’s four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. The cost of this proposal is estimated to be $ 59 billion.

France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a contract by grid operator Amprion GmbH to deliver six large power transformers.