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Quebec – New England Transmission
Gazar, Borsuk, and Calder conducted a scientific study using Bayesian network modeling of historical data from 1979–2021 to analyze the relationship between transmission capacity expansions and hydropower reservoir construction in Quebec.
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| April 2024 |
Xlinks Morocco–UK Power Project
Xlinks released cost guidance, seeking contracts for difference to supply electricity at £70-80/MWh (in 2012 pricing).
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| December 2021 |
Kriegers Flak
Kriegers Flak wind farm became fully operational at the end of the year.
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| April 2021 |
Kriegers Flak
36 turbines (half of the total 72) had been installed, with turbines being prepared at the port of Rønne on Bornholm and transported 4 at a time to the site.
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| February 2021 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
Construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect project began, aiming to bring Canadian hydropower through transmission lines in Maine.
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| November 2020 |
Kriegers Flak
The European Union granted permission for the Kriegers Flak grid connection to transmit available wind power to shore, exempting it from the standard 70% market transmission rule.
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| February 2020 |
HVDC BorWin3
TenneT took full control of operations for the HVDC BorWin3 project.
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| November 2019 |
Kriegers Flak
NKT planned to make the 220 kV AC cable between Kriegers Flak and Denmark operational later in 2019.
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| August 2019 |
HVDC BorWin3
HVDC BorWin3 started power transmission from the offshore wind power system to the German mainland power grid.
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| July 2019 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
Eversource (formerly Northeast Utilities) issued a statement that the Northern Pass project was 'off the table' after investing $318 million over a decade.
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| June 2019 |
Kriegers Flak
NKT successfully commissioned the 170 kV AC cable connecting Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 wind farm.
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| January 2019 |
Kriegers Flak
Monopile foundations were being constructed at the wind farm site.
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| December 31 2018 |
Kriegers Flak
Energinet.dk planned commissioning of the 220 kV cables to Kriegers Flak by the end of 2018, with a planned spending of 3.5 billion DKK. The cable will connect to Rødvig on Zealand.
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| November 2018 |
Kriegers Flak
Successfully tested dual electric connection to the offshore station of EnBW Baltic 2.
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| September 2018 |
HVDC DolWin3
Grid connection for the HVDC DolWin3 link was established and became operational.
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| May 2018 |
Kriegers Flak
Installation of three offshore converter stations began, which will transmit electricity from wind turbines to onshore substations in Denmark and Germany.
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| 2017 |
HVDC DolWin3
The HVDC DolWin3 project was handed over to its owner, TenneT.
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| November 2015 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
The Sierra Club of New Hampshire publicly opposed the Quebec – New England Transmission line, raising concerns about regional benefits, environmental impacts of Hydro-Québec's dam construction, indigenous rights, and potential effects on the White Mountain National Forest.
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| July 17 2015 |
HVDC DolWin3
First converter transformer was installed on the offshore platform.
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| 2014 |
HVDC BorWin3
HVDC BorWin3 project was awarded, marking the most recent of the German offshore HVDC projects.
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| October 2014 |
HVDC DolWin3
Construction commenced on the offshore platform by Nordic Yards.
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| May 2014 |
HVDC DolWin3
Construction began on the onshore converter station at Dörpen West by Alstom.
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| 2011 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
United States Congressional Representative Carol Shea-Porter publicly announces opposition to the transmission line expansion.
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| 2011 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen join the opposition against the transmission line expansion project.
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| 2011 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
Local government and community opposition to the Quebec – New England Transmission line expansion begins, with representatives from New Hampshire's 10 counties expressing resistance to the project.
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| October 2010 |
Quebec – New England Transmission
Northeast Utilities announced a merger with NSTAR, which would make Northern Pass Transmission a wholly owned subsidiary.
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