Future to energy in Europe: German transmission system operators and industrial companies are working together on multi-terminal hubs to implement the climate neuterality network

Future to energy in Europe: German transmission system operators and industrial companies are working together on multi-terminal hubs to implement the climate neuterality network
Functioning "Made in Europe": MultiTerminal hubs as an important component for realizing the climate neuterism network
German transmission system operators and industrial companies jointly develop innovative technology for the energy transition. An important joint project for the energy transition becomes reality. The four German transmission system operators, 50Hertz, Amprion, Tennet and TransnetBW, start an innovation partnership with the industrial partners Siemens Energy, Vernova and Hitachi Energy.
With the partnership, multi-terminal hubs with DC power switches are to be developed for the first time in order to link the new maximum voltage-voltage equal current compounds. The technical concept is unique across Europe and can represent an important step on the way to realizing the climate neuterality network of the future.
The multi-terminal hubs are the heart of the new technology. They enable the efficient use and distribution of wind power by linking the direct current lines. This creates a high-voltage-voltage equivalent control networks for the first time, which will improve the capacity utilization of direct current lines and at the same time support the existing alternating current network as a backbone of the energy transmission.
The area requirement and the construction of systems are reduced, which minimizes interventions in the environment and the energy costs are stabilized. The DC switchgear with DC performance switches play a crucial role in implementing the multi-terminal hubs. In the event of a fault, you can recognize errors in a matter of seconds and switch off the affected areas.
The innovation partnership between the German transmission network operators and industrial partners is an important step on the way to feeding 70 gigawatt offshore power. This collaboration enables the large direct current lines to be connected and linked a DC network.
The multi-terminal hubs are an important building block for realizing the climate neutralism network and show the technical feasibility and economy of new technology. By linking the power lines, the area requirement is minimized and the costs are kept stable. At the same time, the acceptance of the energy transition in society is promoted.