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
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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...