GERMANY – Transmission system operator TenneT has delivered final two of the five large power transformers to substations in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state, as part of the effort to enhance and integrate more offshore wind into the German grid.
As part of the project, one transformer was delivered to the site of the new Heide West substation in the region of Schleswig-Holstein in January and further two transformers were delivered to the Husum Nord substation in February, reports ReNews.
The last two units were delivered to the Wilster West facility at the end of April. They are direct-coupling transformers that will connect the 380 kV portion of TenneT’s network to the 110 kV portion of Schleswig-Holstein Netz’s grid.
In addition to connecting to the subordinate network of Schleswig-Holstein Netz, the new transformers will also connect the Wilster substation to the Nordlink interconnector between Germany and Norway and the planned SuedLink, which will transport power between Germany’s north and south regions.
The transformers were manufactured by ABB at its facility in Bad Honnef near Bonn. From there, they were delivered to the port of Rotterdam and, from there, to Elbe port in Brunsbuttel.
Source: ReNews