Germany and Norway have officially commissioned the NordLink transmission project, completing a 623km HVDC link between the two countries. This will help Norway export surplus of renewable energy – mostly from hydropower – to Europe’s largest economies, which a huge effort to reach net-zero. The €1.8 billion project will be built by a consortium of Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett and DC Nordseekabel, with each holding a 50% stake. Transmission system operator TenneT and KfW each hold a 50% stake in DC Nordseekabel. At 623 kilometers in length, NordLink is claimed to be the world’s longest subsea electrical interconnector, with a capacity to transit 1,400 MW of electricity – enough to power 3.6 million households in Germany. The project adds…