COBRAcable
| COBRAcable | |
|---|---|
 Outline of the COBRAcable | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark, the Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E 53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E |
| General direction | northeast–southwest |
| From | Endrup |
| Passes through | German Bight |
| To | Eemshaven |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners | Energinet.dk TenneT |
| Construction information | |
| Manufacturer of conductor/cable | Prysmian |
| Manufacturer of substations | Siemens |
| Construction started | 2016 |
| Expected | 2019 |
| Construction cost | DKK 4.7 billion. |
| Technical information | |
| Type | submarine cable |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 325 km (202 mi) |
| Power rating | 700 MW |
| AC voltage | 400 kV |
| DC voltage | ±320 kV |
COBRAcable (COpenhagen-BRussels-Amsterdam cable) is a planned 320 kV, 700 MW HVDC submarine power cable between Eemshaven, the Netherlands, and Endrup near Esbjerg, Denmark.
The cable will have a length of 325–350 km, and will be jointly owned by Energinet.dk and TenneT. Its purpose is to improve the European transmission grid and thus to increase the amount of variable wind power in the energy mix while improving the supply security.[1] Its 700 MW capacity corresponds to an annual transmission capacity of 6.1 TWh.
Construction contracts were signed with Siemens and Prysmian in 2016[2] and in June 2016 Prysmian subcontracted the marine survey for the cable placement to the Swedish marine survey provider MMT.[3]
The project was put on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015, along with the Viking Link between Denmark and England, and the Krieger offshore wind turbine cable to Germany.[4]
Construction started in October 2016.[5] The cable is expected to be operational from early 2019,[1] and includes fiber-optic communication.[6]
See also
- Energy in Denmark
- Energy in the Netherlands
- Electricity sector in Denmark
- Electricity sector in the Netherlands
- Kontek, cable between Denmark and Germany
- Konti-Skan, cable between Denmark and Sweden
- BritNed, cable between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
- NorNed, cable between the Netherlands and Norway
- Viking Link, planned cable between Denmark and the United Kingdom
References
- ^ a b "Cable to the Netherlands - COBRAcable". energinet.dk. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Siemens and Prysmian will build the COBRA interconnection between Denmark and the Netherlands". Energinet.dk. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "AWARDED CABLE ROUTE SURVEY FOR THE COBRA CABLE". mmt.se. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Union list of projects of common interest" 2015-11-18.
- ^ "Spadestik til Danmarks første elforbindelse til Holland". Energinet.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "TenneT and Energinet.dk to install data cable alongside COBRAcable". Energinet.dk. Retrieved 2016-10-10.