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Could electric BMWs stabilise the grid? EV batteries will become energy storage units to deliver electricity to the grid when needed in a pilot research project Image: testing / Shutterstock The largest grid operator in the Netherlands and Germany TenneT has launched a pilot research project to investigate the potential of electric vehicles (EVs) in supporting grid stability. Nearly 20 BMW i3 EVs have been handed over to private customers and a further 30 cars will be given to commercial flee...

NKT has finalized the German sector of the NordLink power cable system connecting the German and Norwegian power grids. The 525 kV MI HVDC power cable system from NKT has now been put... | May 28, 2021

Europe's longest ever underwater electricity cable was inaugurated on Thursday (27 May) by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, marking the completion of the landmark €1.8 billion NordLink project linking the two countries' grids.

NordLink is one of the world's longest subsea cables. It will connect the energy grids of Norway and Germany, with a test run already completed successfully. It will provide some 3.6 million households with green power.

news How Norwegian electricity gets into the German power grid dw.com 4 days ago Dirk Kaufmann NordLink is one of the worlds longest subsea cables. It will connect the energy grids of Norway and Germany, with a test run already completed successfully. It will provide some 3.6 million households with green power. © Carsten Rehder/dpa/picture alliance NordLink provides a direct link between the electricity markets of Norway and Germany Thank goodness a power cable is no conce...

The figure for 2020 of 22.76TWh exceeds the previous years 20.25TWh by 12.4%. This means that the annual needs of around seven million households - three-quarters of a million more than in the previous year - can be met with green energy, the company said.  Electricity transmission from the North Sea accounts for a strong 17.2% of total wind power generation in Germany, which reached 132.32TWh in 2020. TenneT managing director Tim Meyerjürgens said: "The North Sea will be the new powerhouse...