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Auctions allocate 2,600 MW of interruptible power to large consumers

21 December, 201728 December, 2017 admin REE, Spain

Red Eléctrica de España has completed the process for assigning the interruptibility service through competitive bidding auctions with the allocation of a total of 8 blocks of 90 megawatts (MW) and 376 blocks of 5 MW, which translates into an interruptible power for the period 1 January to 31 May 2018 of 2,600 MW. There were 128 consumers involved in this auction. The auctions, which took place in Valladolid from 18 to 20 December, were organised by Red Eléctrica as Auction Administrator, which today published the final results on the e-Sios website, which have already been validated by the National Securities Market and Competition Commission (CNMC). The average allocation price

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ETIP SNET’s Tour of Europe: Energy Transition in practice

18 September, 201728 September, 2017 admin ETIP SNET

ETIP SNET which prioritizes research and innovation in smart networks and sector coupling, is launching a full tour of Europe with regional workshops in 4 different European cities. Aachen, Lisbon, Larnaca, Riga will be centres of attention of European actors of the energy transition within the next 4 months. Aachen, 18 September 2017, Over 400 experts from across Europe are expected to meet and debate at four regional workshops about on-going local and national projects in smart energy networks. The regional workshops help projects be aware of and build on each other across borders, with increased flexibility of the electric system in order to integrate fluctuating renewables being one focus

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Converter platform DolWin gamma installed at sea DolWin3 offshore grid connection reaches an important milestone

11 July, 201714 July, 2017 admin GE, Offshore

Significant contribution to the energy transition in Germany Supply over one million households with clean offshore energy TenneT and GE have reached a major milestone with the successful installation of the DolWin3 offshore converter station in the south-western German North Sea, approximately 80 kilometers from land. The project, awarded to GE as the main contractor by the transmission system operator TenneT, will connect two wind farms, which will be able to supply over one million German households with clean power. The converter platform left Warnemünde in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the 15th of June and underwent a 6 day journey along the German and Danish coastlines to reach its final destination, which