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RWE inks grid agreement for Thor

By: Tom Russell 07/04/2022 RWE

General Windfarms

RWE has signed an agreement with the Danish grid operator Energinet for its Thor offshore wind farm. The agreement regulates the technical set-up, the power quality and the cooperation between RWE and Energinet, at the point of connection (POC) in Volder Mark.

To connect the offshore wind farm to the grid, Energinet will construct a new 220 kilovolt (kV) station - as part of the 220/400 kV conversion of the existing 400 kV station in Idomlund. From there, 28 kilometres of cables will be laid underground to connect to a new 220 kV station (POC) to be constructed at Volder Mark, which is located 4 km from the coastline. At Volder Mark, the electricity generated by the offshore wind farm will be delivered to the grid.

With a planned capacity of around 1,000 MW Thor is poised to be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. The wind farm will be built off the Danish west coast, approximately 22 kilometres from the Port of Thorsminde.

Once fully operational, which is planned to be no later than 2027, Thor is expected to be capable of producing enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households. Developer RWE will construct and pay for the entire offshore electrical high voltage system up to POC, and also pay for the onshore grid connection, a new concept for the Danish market. This is regulated by a concession agreement signed with the Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) in January.

RWE currently operates 17 offshore wind farms in five countries, and is developing and constructing some of the world’s most advanced offshore wind farms. By 2030, as part of its investment and growth plan, "Growing Green", RWE intends to triple its global offshore wind capacity from the current 2.4 GW to 8 GW. In Denmark, RWE is operating the Rødsand 2 offshore project, which is located south of the Danish island of Lolland, approximately 10 kilometres southeast of Rødbyhavn. The wind farm has an installed capacity of 207 MW (RWE's share: 20%) and has been in operation since 2010.

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