No 1 - April 2015
Development of the Dutch offshore transmission system
Thank you for subscribing to this newsletter about the development of the offshore electricity grid. It provides you with an
overview of recent developments that play a role in the interface between TenneT and offshore wind farms in The Netherlands.
This is the first issue of TenneT´s newsletter, the first of many to follow!
In this newsletter:
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Retrospect: last months' consultation topics
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Preview: this month's consultation topics
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Impression of Borssele's information meeting, 24th of March
Retrospect: last months' consultation topics
During the last Expert Meeting March 18th, the following topics were discussed:
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General update of overall transmission system realisation process
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Information session on the connection and realisation agreement
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Consultation topics:
1. Voltage Level (1a and 1b)
2. Number of J-tubes
3. Point of Common Coupling
4. Planning
Read more.
Preview: next months' consultation topics
TenneT organizes monthly meetings for offshore wind farm developers on topics relevant to the development of offshore wind
farms, such as technology and planning. Next Expert Meeting will be held on April 15th&16th, including the following topics:
General update on process
Consultation topics
-Voltage level
-Number of J tubes / bays
-Operation of bays
Notification topics
-Point of Common Coupling
-Innovation
Information sessions on:
-Access to platform
-Metering
-Stranded asset mitigation
-Redundancy / availability
There is a limited number of invitees, in order to facilitate in-depth discussions on technical and planning issues, targeted at
wind farm developers. If you are not one of the invitees, we invite you emphatically to read the recently published position
papers for April's Expert Meeting and provide your feedback to us prior to the Expert Meeting.
Read more
Impression of Borssele's information meeting, March 24th
March 13th the report 'Notitie Reikwijdte en Detail (NRD)' was published regarding the spatial options for the offshore
transmission system to connect the offshore wind area Borssele to the onshore grid. March 24 th the information meeting in
Middelburg was held, organised by The Ministry of Economic Affairs and TenneT. About forty visitors attended the information
meeting and posed their questions.
If you are interested, you can find the NRD here. You can submit comments and questions on the NRD until April 23rd, please
visit this website.
More information about the stakeholder consultation
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(www.tennet.eu/nl/offshore-grid-nl.html) in order to keep informed on the consultation process. The website will be used to post
information about the topics currently on the agenda, the choices made, and the underlying considerations. All feedback and
information submitted will be documented anonymously and used in the decision-making process.
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TenneT is Europe’s first cross-border grid operator for electricity. With about 21,000 kilometres of (extra-) high voltage lines and 41 million end-users
in the Netherlands and Germany, TenneT ranks among Europe’s top 5 grid operators in Europe. TenneT’s focus is to develop a North-west
European energy market and to integrate renewable energy.
Taking power further.