Innovation

TenneT keeps a permanent watch on developments in society and technology and, wherever possible, we try to anticipate them by developing and implementing improvements in the area of electricity transmission. This basic principle is beginning to bear more and more fruit. We now take centre stage with our innovative ideas. One only has to think of the Wintrack pylons which reduce magnetic field intensity or the construction of the underground cable in the Randstad  conurbation, regarded as innovative even in an international context, to see this. Another example is the novel way of creating more room on the existing electricity grid through congestion management. These innovations have all awarded us the required level of national (and international) attention.

Why is innovation necessary? Our lines, grids and substations have shown a consistently high degree of reliability for many years. This is precisely the issue which is still of paramount importance to us: TenneT is judged by its security of supply. It must therefore remain a key focus.

Nevertheless, there are now many developments which must also be addressed. They include the emergence of an integrated regional market, increasing national and international demand for transmission capacity, and the desire for greater interconnection between national markets. These developments will all benefit the Dutch economy and the country’s energy consumers, both business and domestic. The process of rendering our energy supplies sustainable must also be an innovative undertaking for TenneT. We have to develop an intelligent grid, able to transmit all offshore wind energy to the Netherlands and other countries. Fortunately, we are working hard on innovative solutions to this.

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