Fenno-Skan

Fenno-Skan is the designation of the high voltage direct current transmission between Dannebo in Sweden and Rauma in Finland, inaugurated in 1989. The convert|233|km|mi|0 long Fenno Skan crosses in form of a convert|200|km|mi|0long submarine cable on the Finnish sea bottom. At the Swedish end the cable directly enters the static inverter plant, There is a convert|33|km|mi|0long overhead line section from the coast in Finland to the static inverter station in Rauma. The Fenno Skan is a monopolar system with a maximum transmission rate of 500 megawatts (MW) at a voltage of 400 kV. The cable was manufactured by ABB.

Fenno-Skan 2

There is a plan to add the second cable to the existing HVDC connection. A new 800 MW, 500 kV subsea transmission connection will be layd in 2011 by the cable laying ship SC Skagerrak, and it is costs €150 million. The cable will be manufactured by Nexans Norwegian plant in Halden.cite news
url = http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL1989901320080319
title = Nexans wins 150 mln euro power cable contract
author = Marcel Michelson
publisher = Reuters
date = 2008-03-19
accessdate = 2008-04-20]

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* [http://www.abb.com/global/abbzh/abbzh251.nsf!OpenDatabase&db=/global/gad/gad02181.nsf&v=17EA&e=us&m=100A&c=C1256D71001E0037C1256B870030222B Fenno-Skan (ABB website)]
* http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/FENNO.htm
* http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Fenno%20Pictures.pdf
* http://www.fingrid.fi/uploads/ConstructionSiteMap/attachments/esite.pdf
* http://www.fingrid.fi/uploads/ConstructionSiteMap/attachments/fenno-skan_fin.pdf