Hitachi Energy has won a major order from TenneT and TransnetBW to supply a transmission solution for the SuedLink DC4 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection between the north and south of the country.
SuedLink DC4 (pictured) will play a crucial role in Germany’s energy transition, enabling a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and helping the country achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Using Hitachi Energy’s HVDC Light technology, SuedLink DC4 will transfer up to 2000MW of emission-free electricity, enough to power 5 million German households.
The link will efficiently transmit electricity for 550 kilometres underground, at ±525 kilovolts, sending wind power from the north to the industrial south, or alternatively solar power from the south to the north when needed.
Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration managing director Niklas Persson said: “We are proud to play a crucial role in this very important investment in Germany’s transition to renewable energy and carbon neutrality.
“HVDC Light is the enabling technology for large-scale transfers of renewable energy, both onshore and offshore.”
TenneT chief operations officer Tim Meyerjürgens said: “SuedLink will form the backbone of the energy transition in Germany.
“With the award of the DC4 high-voltage direct current system to Hitachi Energy, we are now moving towards the realization of this important power link.”