UTILITIES

Tunnel boring machine delivered for Elbe River crossing of SuedLink

TBM will not only dig a tunnel but line it at the same time with prefabricated concrete segments

Herrenknecht has built a Mixshield TBM that lines the tunnel as it digs it for ready to create the crossing below the Elbe River that will carry extra-high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines. Credit: Herrenknecht

Herrenknecht has built a Mixshield TBM that lines the tunnel as it digs it for ready to create the crossing below the Elbe River that will carry extra-high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines. Credit: Herrenknecht

SuedLink is one of several extra-high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines planned in Germany. The "electricity highway" is intended to connect the wind power regions of northern Germany with...

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