NorNed

NorNed
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Location of NorNed
Location
CountryNorway, Netherlands
Coordinates53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E / 53.43444; 6.86583 (NorNed - Eemshaven Static Inverter Plant)
58°16′58″N 6°51′55″E / 58.28278°N 6.86528°E / 58.28278; 6.86528 (NorNed - Feda Static Inverter Plant)
General directionnorth–south
FromFeda, Norway
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToEemshaven, Netherlands
Ownership information
PartnersStatnett, TenneT
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cableNexans, ABB
Construction started2006
Commissioned2008
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length580 km (360 mi)
Power rating700 MW
AC voltage300 kV (Feda), 400 kV (Eemshaven)
DC voltage±450 kV
No. of poles1[1]

NorNed is a 580-kilometre (360 mi) long high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Feda, Norway and the seaport of Eemshaven in the Netherlands, which interconnects both countries' electrical grids. It was once the longest submarine power cable in the world.[2] Budgeted at €550 million, and completed at a cost of €600m,[3] the NorNed cable is a bipolar HVDC link with a voltage of ±450 kV and a capacity of 700 MW. NorNed is a joint project of the Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett and its Dutch counterpart TenneT. The cable system itself and the two converter stations were produced by ABB.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference poles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Skog, J.E., van Asten, H., Worzyk, T., Andersrød, T., Norned – World’s longest power cable, CIGRÉ session, Paris, 2010, paper reference B1-106.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference norned1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).