Annual Report 2008
TenneT
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Minimising and ‘greening’ grid losses
- Grid management at sea
- Decentralised and sustainable
- Connecting new ‘smart’ providers to the grid
- Wintrack pylon successfully tested
- Sector agreement on climate and energy targets
- TenneT sponsors university chair
- Sustainable head office
- Regulatory framework puts the squeeze on
- Enhanced role for CSR policy
Corporate Social ResponsibilityMinimising and 'greening' grid lossesWhen electricity is transmitted, a small amount is always lost in transit. TenneT has to compensate for these grid losses by buying electricity. For some years now, TenneT has been using sustainable energy for this purpose. This means that TenneT is 'greening' its grid losses and thus neutralising its CO2 footprint as much as possible. 'Greening' involves purchasing a quantity of Guarantees of Origin corresponding to the size of the grid losses. Guarantees of Origin constitute the only legal proof that electricity has been generated by sustainable methods. In 2008, TenneT 'greened' some 500 GWh of its own electricity consumption.
Energy that is not lost does not need to be compensated for. Preventing or minimising grid losses where possible is an important commitment for TenneT which is set to become even more strongly established in 2009. TenneT will be investigating options for reducing grid losses, for example by adjusting its operational processes or investing in operating assets, such as a new type of conductor.
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