Intelligent use of wind and cooling creates more transmission capacity

When electricity is transported, the conductors in the high-voltage lines heat up. This heating causes the conductors to sag, which limits the maximum transmission capacity of a high-voltage line. However, the weather can have a favourable effect on the cooling of the conductors. At low temperatures, especially when there is wind, the line is cooled more, resulting in less sag. In such a case, more power can be safely transported. 

Vandaag hebben we een raamovereenkomst getekend met Siemens Energy, Hitachi Energy en GE Vernova voor de levering van 110.000 en 150.000 volt gasgeïsoleerde schakelinstallaties (GIS). De overeenkomst heeft een totale contractwaarde van € 180 miljoen.