The high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link connects the SylWin converter station around 70km west of the island of Sylt via a more than 200km subsea and underground cable link to the land-based station at Büttel.
"This year we have completed the world's first three offshore grid connections with efficient direct-current technology: SylWin1, BorWin2 and HelWin1. We also intend to put the fourth project HelWin2 into commercial operation as planned in the coming weeks," said Jan Mrosik, chief executive of the Siemens Energy Management Division.
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