Amprion to invest $40.5 B in grid expansion
Amprion plans to invest $40.5 B in grid expansion by 2029, focusing on flexible planning to save costs and support Germany’s energy transition.
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Hitachi Energy wins order from Amprion
Hitachi Energy has signed contracts worth over €2 billion with German TSO Amprion to deliver four converter stations for two HVDC links that will support Germany’s energy transition.
German TSOs launch joint project
The four German transmission system operators are launching an innovation partnership with industrial partners Siemens Energy, GE Vernova and Hitachi Energy.
Works on DolWin4 and BorWin4 underway
Offshore wind farms will be connected to the grid via the two lines.
NKT awarded €1.2 B cable contract
The deal is worth about €1.2 billion.
Germany approves 1.2 GW offshore grid-connection projects
German maritime authority BSH has approved two offshore grid connection projects to deliver power from up to 1.2 GW of turbine capacity in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
GE Vernova wins transformer contract from Amprion
Amprion has awarded GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business a contract for 12 power transformers as part of grid upgrades to accommodate more renewable generation.
E.ON’s power grid gets decentralized booster
Germany: Amprion and E.ON have implemented the decentralized grid booster, integrating modular battery storage systems into E.ON’s distribution grid.
Amprion aims to reduce Scope-3-emissions
Germany, Dortmund: German transmission system operator Amprion has announced its commitment to reducing emissions by almost 60 % by 2032.
Amprion to invest $24 B in accelerated grid expansion
Germany, Dortmund: German transmission system operator Amprion plans to invest around $24 B (€22 B) in the transmission grid over the next five years.
Network operators seek $137 B for network expansion
Germany, Berlin: Electricity transmission operators in Germany estimate the electricity consumption in the country will be doubled by 2045.
Siemens Energy secures $4B contract
Siemens Energy and Spain’s Dragados Offshore have been awarded a contract worth more than $4.3 B (€4 B).
Stable grid thanks to reactive power
Germany, Bornheim: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) supports Amprion with MSCDN system to improve power quality at substation in Sechtem in Bornheim.
Amprion and Smart Wires test more flexible power flow control on grid
Amprion has signed an agreement with Smart Wires, to increase the transmission capacity of the power grid while maintaining a high level of stability.
Germany will need to invest $59 billion in transmission
Germany’s four transmission grid operators have published their proposal for the 2030 electricity grid, including 1,600 kilometres of new power lines and updating another 2,900 km. The cost of this proposal is estimated to be $ 59 billion.
Alstom wins contract to deliver six large power transformers to Amprion
France, Levallois-Perret: Alstom has been awarded a contract by grid operator Amprion GmbH to deliver six large power transformers.
