Land High Voltage Station
The onshore part of the Gemini Wind Park operation may not look as spectacular as the offshore side but it is equally important to the proper functioning of the wind park. The land high voltage station (LHVS) converts the electricity from the export cables (220 kV) into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects them to the TenneT high-voltage grid. The LHVS is built in the Eemshaven seaport in the northern part of the Netherlands.
Land High Voltage Station
The onshore part of the Gemini Wind Park operation may not look as spectacular as the offshore side but it is equally important to the proper functioning of the wind park. The land high voltage station (LHVS) converts the electricity from the export cables (220 kV) into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects them to the TenneT high-voltage grid. The LHVS is built in the Eemshaven seaport in the northern part of the Netherlands.
Land High Voltage Station
The onshore part of the Gemini Wind Park operation may not look as spectacular as the offshore side but it is equally important to the proper functioning of the wind park. The land high voltage station (LHVS) converts the electricity from the export cables (220 kV) into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects them to the TenneT high-voltage grid. The LHVS is built in the Eemshaven seaport in the northern part of the Netherlands.
Powering homes
From the North Sea, the renewable energy generated in Gemini Wind Park must travel a long way. It becomes increasingly stronger as it approaches the shore, where its strength is decreased so that the energy can be used to power the appliances in people’s homes. Each turbine generates 690 volts of electricity.
The transformer in the turbine directly converts this electricity to 33 kilovolts. There are also seven to eight windmills in a loop with each other: their combined electricity goes to the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS), where a transformer converts it to 230 kilovolts. The electricity generated then travels along the 85-kilometre cable which comes ashore in the seaport of Eemshaven. The land station, filled with transformers, converts the electricity from the export cables into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects the cables to the TenneT high-voltage grid so that electricity can be transported over longer distances.
Powering homes
From the North Sea, the renewable energy generated in Gemini Wind Park must travel a long way. It becomes increasingly stronger as it approaches the shore, where its strength is decreased so that the energy can be used to power the appliances in people’s homes. Each turbine generates 690 volts of electricity.
The transformer in the turbine directly converts this electricity to 33 kilovolts. There are also seven to eight windmills in a loop with each other: their combined electricity goes to the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS), where a transformer converts it to 230 kilovolts. The electricity generated then travels along the 85-kilometre cable which comes ashore in the seaport of Eemshaven. The land station, filled with transformers, converts the electricity from the export cables into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects the cables to the TenneT high-voltage grid so that electricity can be transported over longer distances.
Powering homes
From the North Sea, the renewable energy generated in Gemini Wind Park must travel a long way. It becomes increasingly stronger as it approaches the shore, where its strength is decreased so that the energy can be used to power the appliances in people’s homes. Each turbine generates 690 volts of electricity.
The transformer in the turbine directly converts this electricity to 33 kilovolts. There are also seven to eight windmills in a loop with each other: their combined electricity goes to the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS), where a transformer converts it to 230 kilovolts. The electricity generated then travels along the 85-kilometre cable which comes ashore in the seaport of Eemshaven. The land station, filled with transformers, converts the electricity from the export cables into a higher voltage (380 kV) and connects the cables to the TenneT high-voltage grid so that electricity can be transported over longer distances.
