The
consortium
will
undertake
the
work
for
transmission
system
operator
Transpower,
a
subsidiary
of
the
Dutch
grid
operator
TenneT.
The
wind
farm
will
be
connected
via
submarine
cables
using
high-voltage
direct
current
(HVDC)
transmission
technology.
The
Nordsee-Ost
wind
farm
is
located
about
85km
offshore
to
the
north-west
of
the
island
of
Helgoland.
The
grid
connection
will
have
a
transmission
capacity
of
up
to
576MW.
Siemens
will
be
supplying
a
Voltage
Sourced
Converter
(VSC)
system
using
itsHVDC
Plus
technology
to
transport
the
wind-generated
power
to
the
mainland.
Siemens
says
the
converter
will…
