TenneT, a Dutch-German transmission grid operator has selected ABB to supply an alternating current (AC) power transmission link to connect Nordergründe, an offshore North Sea wind farm with the mainland grid in Germany.
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With a capacity to transmit 111MW wind energy, the link will have sufficient energy to power more than 100,000 households and save almost 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
ABB Power Systems division head Brice Koch said, "Offshore wind is a fast growing renewable energy resource in Europe, which helps address the need for more power while minimizing environmental impact."
The company will design, engineer, supply and install the 155kV land and submarine cable system, onshore and offshore shunt reactors, onshore 155/220 kV power transformer and extension of an existing 220 kV substation.
The cable system includes a 3x4km of single-core AC land cable and 28km of three core AC submarine cable with integrated fiber optics.
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By GlobalDataABB will commission the link in 2013.
Previously, ABB also bagged three other orders from TenneT and has commissioned BorWin1, while DolWin1 and DolWin2, which are under execution.
The power and automation technology group has also commissioned other nine AC cable projects for offshore wind connections while some projects are under execution.
