Grid Application

By 18 October 2012, Vattenfall, developer of the Sandbank offshore wind farm located 90 kilometres west of Sylt, had submitted all required documentation to offshore grid operator TenneT to obtain an unconditional grid connection commitment. The article notes that Vattenfall and Siemens had signed a turbine supply and installation contract, which was a key prerequisite under German regulation for securing this grid commitment. Vattenfall’s Sandbank project manager stated that all necessary documentation had already been provided to TenneT and that they were optimistic about receiving confirmation of the grid connection for Sandbank by the end of October 2012. This submission represents Sandbank’s formal grid connection application to TenneT.