European Composite Pylon Project
Germany, Regensburg: The European Composite Pylon is a project that aims to realize, test, and validate 3 full-scale 2 x 400 kV Composite Power Pylons.
Image source: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen
Germany, Regensburg: The European Composite Pylon is a project that aims to realize, test, and validate 3 full-scale 2 x 400 kV Composite Power Pylons.
The European Composite Pylon Project (ECP), funded by Horizon2020, started in November 2019. In August 2021, less than two years after the project started, three full-scale demonstrator power poles have been erected in Denmark. In between, there were several months of design, material and manufacturing developments.
“We are thrilled to be part of this exciting project. With Composite Pylon, we want to accelerate the expansion and conversion of power grids that is urgently needed for the energy revolution,” says Dr. Matthias Domm, Technical Project Manager at Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH (PC).
PC is responsible for the support arms – key elements of the Composite Pylons. One arm is 16 m long and weighs 4.6 T. The support arms have been successfully tested under demanding conditions, both mechanically and electrically.
The pylons are aesthetically pleasing, compact and erected in short time. For the project funded by the European Union, Reinhausen Power Composites developed the support arms of the new poles. The support arms are made of hollow composite insulators with silicone housing. They bear the weight of the power cables and simultaneously take on the role of electrical insulation. They were produced at the French location in Cusset.
Source: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen
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