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Germany moving ahead with 88 kilometers power line for renewable energy

Germany’s $123 Million Power Line Aids Nuclear Exit, Merkel Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-18/germany-s-123-million-power-line-aids-nuclear-exit-merkel-says.html By Stefan Nicola – Dec 18, 2012 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a $123 million electricity line that took a decade to develop will improve supply security, transmitting renewable energy from north to south and helping the
nation phase out nuclear power.
The line, stretching 88 kilometers (55 miles) across two states from Kruemmel near Hamburg to Schwerin, will ensure more efficient distribution of power from wind farms in the north, Erwin Sellering, governor of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state, said today at the
line’s opening in Schwerin. “On windy days, turbines won’t have to be shut off any more,” he said.
Power supply has moved to the center of Germany’s political agenda
since Merkel decided in 2011 to replace nuclear reactors with more
fossil-fired plants and a growing share of clean- energy sources. The
Bundesnetzagentur regulator has called on grid operators to stabilize
the network as the country adds wind farms and solar parks, whose
output varies with the weather.
“The acceptance of renewables depends on our managing to bring power
from where it’s generated to where it’s needed,” Merkel said in
Schwerin. Germany needs to build “thousands of kilometers” of new
lines and ensure it’s done efficiently to keep costs in check, she
said.
The new link will also boost security of supply in Hamburg, home to
Germany’s largest port, said Boris Schucht, head of grid company
50Hertz Transmission GmbH, which invested 93 million euros ($123
million) in the line. 50Hertz operates about 9,800 kilometers of
networks mainly in northeastern Germany.
To contact the reporter on this story: Stefan Nicola in Berlin at
snicola2@bloomberg.net

December 19, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized