Riffgat

Offshore GridOperationalDE113 MW155 kV80 km

Basic Information

Also known as:NOR-0-1, NOR-0-1 (Riffgat), Riffgat offshore grid connection

Status:Operational

Capacity:113 MW

Transmission Model:TSO Build & Own

Owners:

TenneT (TenneT Offshore GmbH / TenneT TSO)(100%)

Project Company:

TenneT Offshore GmbH

Type:offshore grid

Website:www.tennet.eu

Description:

Riffgat (TenneT grid connection NOR-0-1) is a three‑phase HVAC offshore grid connection that links the Riffgat offshore wind farm to the German onshore transmission network. The system is rated at 155 kV and collects power from the park’s offshore transformer/collection platform before transmitting to the onshore substation at Emden/Borssum. The...

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Route

	North Sea (German Bight)	Lower Saxony
Landfall	N/A	Pilsum, Lower Saxony, Germany
Grid Connection	—	Emden/Borssum substation

North Sea (German Bight)

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

Lower Saxony

Landfall:Pilsum, Lower Saxony, Germany

Grid:Emden/Borssum substation

Cable Specifications

Riffgat — Emden/Borssum export cable (155 kV)

Pilsum, Lower Saxony, Germany

1 × 155 kV HVAC · 280 mm dia. · 113 MVA · 80 km

System:1 × 155 kV HVAC

Construction:280 mm dia.

Power rating:113 MVA

Route length:80 km(50 subsea · 30 land)

Burial depth:

Sources describing the Riffgat export-cable works indicate that the submarine cable was laid using pre‑flushing and a flushing/plough burial technique and that the route required subsea clearance and trenching rather...

Collector Stations

Riffgat Offshore Substation

Riffgat Offshore Substation, Germany

113 MW 155 kV · offshore

Rating:113 MW · 155 kV

Location:offshore

Emden/Borssum substation

Emden/Borssum (Emden‑Borssum substation), Germany, Germany

113 MW 155 kV · onshore

Rating:113 MW · 155 kV

Location:onshore