NorNed
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| Location | |
| Country | Norway, Netherlands |
| Coordinates |
53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E{{#coordinates:53|26|4|N|6|51|57|E|type:landmark | |name=NorNed - Eemshaven Static Inverter Plant }}</br>58°16′58″N 6°51′55″E / 58.28278°N 6.86528°E{{#coordinates:58|16|58|N|6|51|55|E|type:landmark | |name=NorNed - Feda Static Inverter Plant }} |
| General direction | north–south |
| From | Feda, Norway |
| Passes through | North Sea |
| To | Eemshaven, Netherlands |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners | Statnett, TenneT |
| Construction information | |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Commissioned | 2008 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | submarine cable |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 580 km (Script error mi) |
| Power rating | 700 MW |
| AC Voltage | 300 kV (Feda), 400 kV (Eemshaven) |
| DC Voltage | ±450 kV |
| Number of poles | 1[1] |
NorNed is a 580-kilometre (360 mi) long HVDC submarine power cable between Feda in Norway and the seaport of Eemshaven in the Netherlands, which interconnects both countries' electricity grids. It is the longest submarine power cable in the world. Budgeted at €550 million, and completed at a cost of €600m,[2] the NorNed cable is a bipolar HVDC link with a voltage of ±450 kV and a capacity of 700 MW. NorNed is a joint project of the Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett and its Dutch counterpart TenneT.
Installation of the first sections was started in early 2006; the final section was laid by the end of 2007. On the Dutch shore, TenneT has connected the cable to the 380 kV Dutch high‑voltage grid. In Feda, Statnett has done the same for the 300 kV Norwegian transmission grid. Commercial operation started on 5 May 2008 with a capacity auction. The first commercial power transfer took place on 6 May 2008.[3]
After two months of operation, the cable generated revenues of approximately € 50 million, meaning that in two months’ time, 8% of the total costs of the cable have been recovered. In the business case drawn up for the NorNed cable, annual revenues were estimated at €64 million.[4]
NorNed has been included in European Market Coupling Company operations as of 12 January 2011.[5]
Contents
Sites
| Site | Coordinates | ||
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| Eemshaven Static Inverter Plant | 26|4|N|6|51|57|E|type:landmark | name=NorNed - Eemshaven Static Inverter Plant
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| Feda Static Inverter Plant | 16|58|N|6|51|55|E|type:landmark | name=NorNed - Feda Static Inverter Plant
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See also
References
- ↑ [1]>The NorNed Project (ABB website)
- ↑ NorNed operational NorNed, 6 May 2008. Retrieved: 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "NorNed auction expected to start Monday May 5" (Press release). TenneT. 2008-04-28. http://www.tennet.org/english/tennet/news/NorNed_Verwachte_start_NorNed_Auction_maandag_5_mei.aspx. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ↑ "NorNed cable off to a promising start" (Press release). TenneT. 2008-07-09. http://www.tennet.org/english/tennet/news/veelbelovende_start_voor_nornedkabel.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "Marketcoupling on NorNed-cable" (Press release). TenneT. 2011-01-12. http://www.tennet.org/english/projects/news/marktkoppelinguitgebreidmetnornedkabel.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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