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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.

02.01.2020 |

Press Release

50Hertz Chief HR Officer Sylvia Borcherding joins management board

On 1 January 2020, Sylvia Borcherding officially joined the management board of transmission system operator 50Hertz. This appointment was already decided by the 50Hertz supervisory board on 19 Sep-tember 2019. Consequently, the management board now has five members.