First ever power interconnector
between Norway and Germany
will be Nexans’ largest subsea power cable contract to date in terms of
length and value Contract value is approximately 0,5 Bn Euros
The Norwegian and German power
grids will be able to share green energy directly for the first time thanks
to Nexans submarine HVDC (high voltage direct current) cables to
be installed as part of the NordLink
project. Nexans will
design, manufacture and install two 525 kV cable subsystems, with
a total length of more than 700 km, off the coast of Norway and
Denmark. The project, Nexans’ largest of this type to date, is due for
completion in 2019.
The contract value is approximately 0.5 Bn Euros.
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The
1400
MW NordLink VSC (Voltage Source converter) HVDC project,
a collaboration between Statnett, TenneT and the German promotional
bank KfW, will connect the Norwegian and German electricity markets to
exchange green energy. Surplus wind and solar power produced in Germany
can be exported to Norway. Conversely, hydroelectric power from Norway
can be exported to Germany. This will be an important contribution to the
future development of climate-friendly energy.
Nexans will design, manufacture
and install mass impregnated non-draining (MIND) HVDC cables at depths
down to 450 metres off the coast of Norway and Denmark. The cables will
be laid by Nexans’ own cable-laying vessel, C/S
Nexans Skagerrak
and protected on the seabed by trenching with Nexans’
Capjet system.
The Nexans power cables will
feature the same reliable and well proven design implemented for the successfully
completed installations of the
Skagerrak 1, 2, and
Skagerrak
3 projects, and more
recently
the Skagerrak 4 project for the 140 km subsea HVDC interconnector between
Denmark and Norway.
Dirk Steinbrink, Nexans Senior
Executive Vice President High Voltage & Underwater Cables, said, “The
NordLink project will
be Nexans’ largest subsea power cable contract to date in terms of length
and value and we look forward to continuing our close working relationship
with TennetT, KfW and Statnett on this important project. The key to this
success is our state of the art subsea cable technology combined with the
proven capability to handle complete turnkey projects from design through
to installation. We are excited to be involved in
the Nord.Link
which is a further step towards a complete integration of the European
power grid. ”
Production of the cables will
begin at Nexans’ Halden plant in Norway in 2016.
