Turning the North Sea into an energy hub

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Bringing larger green electricity volumes from the North Sea to land, TenneT secures eight Dutch and three German 2 GW grid connection systems to be commissioned until 2031 with three collaborations consisting of Hitachi Energy/Petrofac, GE/SMOP and GE/McDermott / TenneT’s strategy of concluding the largest long term agreement of 2 GW HVDC systems underlines its commitment to accelerate the offshore grid development in Europe and sets the course for the future European energy landscape

With 40 gigawatts, Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT will account for almost two-thirds of the 65GW offshore wind energy target by 2030 agreed by Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Belgium in the Esbjerg Declaration of May 2022 at the North Sea Energy Summit. TenneT will build 20... ... More: Official Press Release TenneT

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TenneT, Germany, Netherlands, North Sea, converter, agreement, onshore, offshore, wind farm, HVDC, grid system, Europe, energy security, energy transition