COBRAcable

COBRAcable

Outline of the COBRAcable
Location
Country Denmark, the Netherlands
Coordinates 55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E / 55.52306; 8.70972 (Endrup substation)
53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E / 53.43444; 6.86583 (Eemshaven substation)
General direction northeast–southwest
From Endrup
Passes through German Bight
To Eemshaven
Ownership information
Partners Energinet.dk
TenneT
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cable Prysmian
Manufacturer of substations Siemens
Construction started 2016
Expected 2019
Construction cost DKK 4.7 billion.
Technical information
Type submarine cable
Type of current HVDC
Total length 325 km (202 mi)
Power rating 700 MW
AC Voltage 400 kV
DC Voltage ±320 kV

COBRAcable (COpenhagen-BRussels-Amsterdam cable) is a planned 320 kV, 700 MW HVDC submarine power cable between Eemshaven, the Netherlands, and Endrup near Esbjerg, Denmark.

The cable will have a length of 325–350 km, and will be jointly owned by Energinet.dk and TenneT. Its purpose is to improve the European transmission grid and thus to increase the amount of variable wind power in the energy mix while improving the supply security.[1] Its 700 MW capacity corresponds to an annual transmission capacity of 6.1 TWh.

Construction contracts were signed with Siemens and Prysmian in 2016[2] and in June 2016 Prysmian subcontracted the marine survey for the cable placement to the Swedish marine survey provider MMT.[3]

The project was put on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015, along with the Viking Link between Denmark and England, and the Krieger offshore wind turbine cable to Germany.[4]

Construction started in October 2016.[5] The cable is expected to be operational from early 2019,[1] and includes fiber-optic communication.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cable to the Netherlands - COBRAcable". energinet.dk. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Siemens and Prysmian will build the COBRA interconnection between Denmark and the Netherlands". Energinet.dk. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ "AWARDED CABLE ROUTE SURVEY FOR THE COBRA CABLE". mmt.se. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Union list of projects of common interest" 2015-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Spadestik til Danmarks første elforbindelse til Holland". Energinet.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  6. ↑ "TenneT and Energinet.dk to install data cable alongside COBRAcable". Energinet.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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