Significant milestone for the energy transition in Germany

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Significant milestone for the energy transition in Germany
5 April 2024
Wörth an der Isar, Germany
After a comprehensive planning period, the construction of the SuedOstLink’s 540 kilometre long DC lines in the extra-high voltage transmission area (with 525 kV each) in the Bavarian region of the grid operator TenneT has now begun. Objective? Transporting renewable energy from the windy regions of northern Germany to the consumer centres in southern Germany.

CDM Smith, leading partner in the BM SOL-Süd consortium, is supporting the construction start together with the Bernard Gruppe ZT, ZETCON Ingenieure and INP Deutschland as the construction management team.

On 4 October 2023, we heralded the construction start in section D3b near Wörth an der Isar, Germany, with crossings and relocation of the open trench. Construction also began in the northernmost section C1 on 2 November 2023 using HDD drilling at two locations, where the open trench will also be excavated from March 2024. Finally, the official groundbreaking ceremony for SOL TenneT took place in Wörth an der Isar where the future converters will be located on 11 December 2023. 525 kV cables in the DC range will be used for electricity transmission in the SuedOstLink - an innovation in HVDC technology!

At CDM Smith, we live the principles of environmental protection and nature conservation and embed them into our daily work. The preservation of natural systems is our goal, which we support perfectly with the SuedOstLink project. Thereby, we are enabled to make an important contribution to Germany's sustainable future.
Anna Spahl, Project Engineer

Team ARGE BM SOL-Süd

Arge BM SOL Sued

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