Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion mentioned on Thursday they are going to examine the event of a hybrid electrical energy interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind energy.
“An interconnector between Denmark and Germany is an important step towards harvesting the huge wind power potential in the North Sea and connecting it to the European mainland,” mentioned Thomas Egebo, chief government of Energinet.
A ‘hybrid’ hyperlink would work each an influence interconnector between the 2 international locations in addition to a connection to ship offshore wind to shore.
The interconnector would hyperlink a deliberate Danish power island within the North Sea with a German offshore wind grid, enabling the transportation of surplus inexperienced electrical energy on to the load centres in Germany, Energinet mentioned.
The interconnector would give the 2 grid operators numerous choices for sustaining the frequency and voltage within the respective transmission programs always, it added.
(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, modifying by Terje Solsvik)
