TenneT Commissions HelWin 1 Converter Station

TenneT, the European electricity transmission system operator, fully commissioned converter station HelWin 1.

The company made the announcement on Friday.

HelWin 1 is a 576 MW converter station that will transport electricity produced by two 288 MW wind farms, Nordsee Ost and Meerwind Ost/Sud, to the grid.

Made by Siemens, HelWin 1 is connected to an onshore substation in Wolfenbüttel via 85 kilometre-long subsea cable and 45 kilometres onshore cable.