NordLink

NORD.LINK
Map
Location of NORD.LINK
Location
CountryNorway
Germany
FromErtsmyra, Norway
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToBüsum shore and Wilster substation, Germany[1]
Ownership information
PartnersStatnett
TenneT TSO / KfW
Construction information
CommissionedMay 2021
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length623 km (387 mi)
Power rating1,400 MW
DC voltage500 kV

NordLink is a subsea 1,400 megawatt (MW) HVDC power cable between Norway and Germany, opened in May 2021.[2] The over 500 kilometres (310 mi) long cable operates at a voltage of 500 kV DC.[3][4]

The cable enables Deutsche Bahn to buy the full production from Mågeli kraftverk in Ullensvang, thereby helping the German railways to become climate-neutral by 2040.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference wilster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Statnett and E.ON mull Norway-Germany subsea cable". Power Engineering International. PennWell Corporation. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ "Statnett and E.ON Netz Launch Joint Feasibility Study for a DC-Cable Between Norway And Germany". Transmission & Distribution World. Penton Media, Inc. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  5. ^ New sources of renewable energy: Deutsche Bahn secures hydroelectric power from Norway
  6. ^ Deutschland nutzt Norwegen jetzt als Batterie (tr. "Germany now uses Norway as a battery")