Borealis Borlink cables will be implemented in the northern part of the SuedOstLink and along the entire SuedLink corridor, thus facilitating the transmission of renewable energy from north to south with minimal loss.
September 21, 2020
Borealis and Borouge has announced that crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) power cables made with Borealis Borlink™ extruded high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology will be used for the majority of the German corridor projects.
This marks the first use of the Borlink XLPE HVDC technology at extra-high levels of 525 kV. Comprising three separate corridors, this huge project is a chief enabler of the German Energiewende or energy transition..
Borealis Borlink XLPE HVDC cables are now being used in two of the three new German corridors: in the SuedLink, which has two power cable systems of 2 gigawatt (GW) each and a route length of over 2500 km; and in the northern stretch of the SuedOstLink corridor, which consists of one 2-GW circuit and approximately 500 km of cable. Overall, cables based on Borlink will make up a majority of the total corridors project. The more efficient transmission of renewable energy from remote sources to the grid made possible by Borlink XLPE extruded technology is an important contribution to bringing about a low-carbon energy future in Germany.
