380 kV Ems overhead line crossing
The 380 kV EMS Overhead line crossing is a 1975 built, high to 110 meters Danube poles moved, double-circuit 380 kV - transmission line crossing the Ems at Mitling Mark south of Weener . The span of the overhead line over the Ems is 405 meters. The overhead line connects the switchgear at Conneforde with that at Diele ( map with all linked pages: OSM | WikiMap ). After a major power failure in Europe in November 2006 , which triggered the disconnection of this line, the overhead line masts were increased from 84 meters to 110 meters in the summer of 2007. As a result, the line no longer has to be disconnected from the network when crossing under a ship.
Before the summer of 2007, the overhead line crossing represented one of the obstacles for cruise ships from Meyer Werft in Papenburg , which are being transferred to the North Sea via the Ems near Emden . Even if the ships just fit under the line, it had to be disconnected from the network for safety reasons due to the small distance to the conductors .
The line hit the headlines when a shutdown in preparation for the passage of the Norwegian Pearl on the evening of November 4, 2006 caused a major disruption that triggered a power outage in numerous areas of Germany and other countries in Western Europe. The disconnection of the line when another ship was transferred on November 6, 2006, however, went smoothly.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Network overload: Power failure: E.on board of directors grants responsibility , RP ONLINE, November 6, 2006
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Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 53.1 ″ N , 7 ° 22 ′ 27.6 ″ E