The 900MW link is due to be completed in 2017 and will transport power via an 83km subsea cable to the German coast. It will then travel a further 79km via an underground cable to the converter station in Dörpen/West in Lower Saxony.
TenneT – which has faced criticism over its management of delayed German North Sea offshore grid links – says DolWin3 will bring the total grid-tied offshore capacity to 6.2GW.
Alstom has named platform constructor Nordic Yards and cable supplier Prysmian as its partners on the project.
