Norway and Germany Open NordLink Power Cable
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Germany and Norway officially opened NordLink on Thursday, a direct power cable between the two countries that will provide Europe s largest economy with green energy at a time it is phasing out polluting coal power.
Norway s electricity production is almost exclusively hydropower-based and its large reservoirs mean it can control its renewable energy generation and also help plug shortfalls in Germany s intermittent supply from wind and solar plants.
The cable will help turn Norway, which is also Western Europe s largest oil and gas exporter, into a green energy hub for the region, the new head of state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett told Reuters.
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