- German maritime authority, BSH, has approved two offshore grid connection projects that will help deliver power.
- BSH said the schemes will set a new standard for connecting offshore wind turbines.
German maritime authority, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), has approved two offshore grid connection projects that will help deliver power from up to 1.2GW of turbine capacity in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Also, the approvals will be for the 50Hertz’s 300MW Ostwind 3 project and the 900MW DolWin4 proposed by Amprion.
According to BSH, the schemes set a new standard for connecting offshore wind turbines. This new standard deploys a 66kV direct connection that does not require the construction of additional substation platforms within the offshore sites. Also, German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz will install the Jasmund substation around 42km off north-east Rugen, in the Baltic Sea.
A 100km cable will connect the Jasmund substation. Furthermore, TSO Amprion has obtained permission to build the DolWin Delta platform around 45km north of Norderney in the North Sea. The facility will transmit electricity from wind farms to the shore via a submarine cable system of some 60km.