2020
Germany
The city of Leingarten (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) undertook diverse engagement activities around the SuedLink HVDC connection (whose converter will be constructed in Leingarten), in order to support an early, transparent and neutral exchange of information between citizens and the project TSO.
Highlights
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15 events and informative meetings for citizens, NGOs and local councils
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Support of local Infocenter (constructed by TSO, TransnetBW), and 850 people attended the opening event
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No known local opposition to practice, permission procedure of the converter executed without difficulties
Main Information
In order to build awareness in the local community and reduce opposition to the major grid developments for SuedLink taking place in Leingarten, the municipal council worked on several activities for public engagement – often in collaboration with project TSO, TransnetBW. 15 events have been organised until now, such as informative meetings on the converter, underground cables and renewable energies. Since 2019, the purpose-built ‘Infocenter’ serves as a base for this practice. Acceptance levels are considered to be good, with no protests or demonstrations, a state of affairs which enables TransnetBW to apply new technologies, such as the ‘E-Power-Pipe’, which in turn will take up less space.
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