EUROPEAN POWER GRID UP
There are several new undersea power cable interconnector projects about to become operational across Europe. These high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) projects will enable significant transfers of renewable energy. On December 8, 2020, the 623-kilometer (km) massive 1,400-megawatt (MW) bi-pole NordLink (aka “the Green Cable”) project was energized, creating, for the first time, an interconnection between Norway and Germany. This optimization makes the interconnect somewhat of an energy storage project that allows both short-term benefits and long-term seasonal benefits in the transfer of carbon-free renewable electricity. Once the project completes its trial phase, the ‘Green Cable’ expects to be in full power flow mode by the Spring of 2021.