SydVästlänken
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SydVästlänken is a project for reinforcement of power grids in Southern Sweden
and Oslo
area in Norway
. The project to be implemented by Swedish and Norwegian national grids operators Svenska Kraftnät
and Statnett
.
generation.
Närke
and Skåne. In January 2008, Svenska Kraftnät and Statnett proposed to expand this project by integrating it with a new VSC HVDC connection between Norway and Sweden. Correspondingly, the project was renamed SydVästlänken.
The Barkeryd–Hurva and Barkeryd–Hallsberg sections form the southern branch of the project (former Sydlänken). The Barkeryd–Oslo section forms the western branch. Both branches will have capacity of 1,200 MW. Construction of the southern branch to be start in 2012 with completion in 2013. Construction of the western branch to be start in 2013 and it is expected to be completed in 2015.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
area in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The project to be implemented by Swedish and Norwegian national grids operators Svenska Kraftnät
Svenska Kraftnät
Svenska Kraftnät is an electricity and natural gas transmission system operator in Sweden. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall into a power generation company and a transmission company...
and Statnett
Statnett
Statnett is a Norwegian state owned enterprise responsible for owning, operating and constructing the stem power grid in Norway. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway....
.
Aim
The southern part of the Nordic power grid between Sweden and Norway is relatively vulnerable for disruptions and quite often there are bottlenecks for power transmission. While in dry periods and low consumption periods problems are related to the West coast in Sweden, in periods with high hydroproduction and peak consumption problems are mainly related to the grid in Oslo area in Norway (the so-called Hasle-trappen). The aim of SydVästlänken is to increase the transmission capacity and the robustness of the transmission system in this area. Increased capacity and flexibility of the transmission is particularly import for facilitation of the increased wind powerWind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
generation.
History
The project was proposed in 2005 when Svenska Kraftnät made decision to construct the Sydlänken (Southern Link), a reinforcement of the transmission grid between the Swedish provincesProvinces of Sweden
The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
Närke
Närke
' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
and Skåne. In January 2008, Svenska Kraftnät and Statnett proposed to expand this project by integrating it with a new VSC HVDC connection between Norway and Sweden. Correspondingly, the project was renamed SydVästlänken.
Description
The SydVästlänken will include sections:- HVDC underground cable from the Barkeryd substation near NässjöNässjöNässjö is a locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,463 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Nässjö was for a long time only a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railway system. The southern...
in JönköpingJönköping-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
area to the HurvaHurva, SwedenHurva is a locality situated in Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2005....
substation near HörbyHörbyHörby is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,651 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
in Skåne. - HVDC underground cable from Oslo area to the Barkeryd substation.
- a new 400 kV HVAC power line replacing an existing 220 kV line between Hallsberg in NärkeNärke' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
and Nässjö.
The Barkeryd–Hurva and Barkeryd–Hallsberg sections form the southern branch of the project (former Sydlänken). The Barkeryd–Oslo section forms the western branch. Both branches will have capacity of 1,200 MW. Construction of the southern branch to be start in 2012 with completion in 2013. Construction of the western branch to be start in 2013 and it is expected to be completed in 2015.