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04.12.2019 |

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Transmission system operators rely on technical innovation for direct current underground cables

The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW are set to use innovative plastic-insulated direct current underground cables with a voltage level of 525 kilovolts (kV) for the major direct current connections SuedLink, SuedOstLink and A-Nord.

03.12.2019 |

Press Release

Stefan Kapferer in office as new 50Hertz-CEO

Stefan Kapferer speaks at the press conference on the occasion of his start as 50Hertz CEO. To his right Chris Peeters. Photo: Jan Pauls

The German Transmission System Operator The German Transmission System Operator (TSO) 50Hertz now has a new chairman of the executive board. Stefan Kapferer is in office since the 1st of December. Up until the end of October Kapferer was head of BDEW, the German Association of Energy and Water Industries.

29.11.2019 |

Press Release

Exploiting instead of curtailing green electricity

Gas and turbine power plant of Neubrandenburger Stadtwerke, photo: neu.sw

The power grids in Germany cannot transport the full volume of wind energy at all times of the year, as this would overload the grid. Wind turbines are then at a temporary standstill and the energy remains unused. Transmission system operator 50Hertz together with Neubrandenburger Stadtwerke (neu.sw) now seek to change this.

30.10.2019

Redispatch 2.0: new roads, close collaboration and innovative methods

As is traditional for the 50Hertz EEG-Conference, this year the participants once again discussed the developments surrounding the Renewable Energy Sources Act that are relevant to energy policy.

15.10.2019 |

Press Release

EEG levy for 2020 amounts to 6.756 cents per kilowatt hour

The four German transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW today published the EEG levy for 2020. It amounts to 6.756 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh), making it 5.5 percent higher than the previous year (2019: 6.405 ct/kWh).

02.10.2019 |

Press Release

Closer Collaboration between 50Hertz and Parkwind on Single Offshore Platform

Employees of Parkwind and 50Hertz on an offshore platform of Parkwind in a wind farm in the North Sea. Photo: Matthias Wilhelm/50Hertz

50Hertz, the responsible Transmission System Operator (TSO) for connecting the offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea, and Parkwind, the Arcadis Ost 1 Belgian offshore developer, have successfully reached the next level of collaboration. Already at a very early stage, close coordination between both parties continues as they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets the framewo...

01.10.2019 |

Press Release

50Hertz: Grid Fees increase, Grid Congestion Management Costs decrease

Average grid fees of 50 Hertz are expected to rise by seven percent. / The increase in transmission grid fees for residential customers of around € 3 per year will hardly be noticeable. / Among other things, the increase is caused by costs arising from the legally required provision of reserve power. / However, the renewed reduction of congestion management costs (redispatch, drop in feed-...

20.09.2019 |

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Stefan Kapferer to start as new CEO of 50Hertz already on 1 December 2019

At its meeting on 19 September, the 50Hertz Supervisory Board made a number of personnel decisions: Stefan Kapferer will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 50Hertz as of 1 December of this year. Originally, Kapferer’s start was scheduled for 1st January 2020. In addition, the Supervisory Board appointed Chief Human Resources Director Sylvia Borcherding to the Executive Board ...