Nokia optical network to connect TenneT North Sea offshore wind farms to boost renewable energy volumes

Nokia has been selected by TenneT, one of Europe’s leading offshore transmission systems operator, to provide the critical optical networking technology for eight new 2-gigawatt (2GW) platforms in the Dutch North Sea to deliver much-needed renewable energy to land. TenneT has commissioned three consortia — Petrofac and Hitachi Energy consortium, GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium and GE Vernova-McDermott consortium — to deliver the 2GW offshore converter platforms and onshore grid land stations.

The program is a key component of the European energy transition, as the platforms will bring significant renewable energy volumes from offshore wind farms to the shore, contributing to Europe’s ambitious climate neutrality targets by 2050.