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25.03.2020 |

Press Release

Corona pandemic: 50Hertz is safeguarding system security

50Hertz employee in the battery room of the Wolmirstedt substation. Photo: Jan Pauls

As a company responsible for a critical infrastructure, 50Hertz takes the risks posed by the corona virus (COVID-19) very seriously. To us the safety and health of our employees is extremely important. We have therefore taken preventive measures to protect our employees from infection with the corona virus and to maintain business and system operations.

12.03.2020 |

Press Release

50Hertz reacts to first corona virus infection – continued business and system operations guaranteed!

Today, the transmission system operator 50Hertz has taken further preventive measures to protect its employees from an infection with the corona virus and to maintain business and system operations.

09.03.2020 |

Press Release

North-eastern Germany to become "green power plant" of the energy transition

Stefan Kapferer at the 50Hertz annual media conference. Photo: Jan Pauls/50Hertz

In 2019, transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz transported more renewable energy than ever before over the 10,400 kilometres of its extra-high-voltage grid. At the same time, 50Hertz was able to lower the costs for congestion management.

28.02.2020 |

Press Release

More electricity used, less curtailment: 50Hertz establishes record for wind power feed-in

50Hertz System Operation managed the record for the integration of wind power into the grid. Photo: Jan Pauls.

Berlin - Last week’s stormy conditions in the 50Hertz grid area led to a very high feed-in of wind-generated electricity. On the evening of Sunday, 22 February, a new record was made: never before could so much wind power be taken up by our system and never before did so few wind turbines need to be curtailed.

13.02.2020 |

Project News

Ostwind 1 project in regular operation

The offshore wind farms Wikinger and Arkona in the Cluster Westlich Adlergrund (Ostwind 1) have successfully been connected to the grid, and on time to boot!

10.02.2020 |

Press Release

50Hertz and Statkraft agreed to test redispatch with renewable energy installations

In future wind turbines will be used for redispatch measures. Photo: Jan Pauls.

1 October 2021 is the date on which renewable energy plants are to be used in Germany for the so-called redispatch to eliminate bottlenecks in the power grid. For this, generation on one side of the grid bottleneck will be reduced and generation on the other side of the bottleneck increased.

31.01.2020 |

Project News

Combined Grid Solution: Converter in Bentwisch ready for energization

The converter for the interconnector Combined Grid Solution is successfully moving towards the finish line: all components will be energized and put into operation

24.01.2020 |

Press Release

Converting green power to heat

This year, public utility company Stadtwerke Rostock and 50Hertz Transmission will start planning a new installation that will reduce the stress on the power grids as well as provide a climate-friendly heat supply.