First cable transport for energy transition projects A-Nord, DolWin4 and BorWin4

A heavy load transport was successfully carried out for the first time for the energy transition project of grid operator Amprion: A cable drum weighing around 50 tonnes was transported from Emden to Meppen without any problems. The cables are part of the A-Nord direct current line, which is intended to transport wind power from the North Sea to North Rhine-Westphalia. The two offshore connections BorWin4 and DolWin4 also run over a distance of 100 km. 

According to Amprion, the transport started in the night of 10 April with a police escort and arrived in Meppen in the morning. On site, the approximately 1,200 m long cable was pulled directly into the prepared conduit. That same evening, the vehicle drove back to Emden empty. Further transports to various sections of the route will follow in the coming months - also at night, to minimise disruption to traffic. 

The A-North project comprises a 300 km underground cable link from Emden to Meerbusch-Osterath near Düsseldorf and is intended to transmit around two GW of wind power. Construction began after approval was granted by the Federal Network Agency. The large cable drums, weighing up to 90 tonnes, will be transported from central storage locations such as Emden, Wesel and Krefeld to the construction sites by heavy goods vehicles. 

You can find more information about the a-nord.amprion.net project and the two offshore grid connection systems DolWin4 & BorWin4 here.