A high voltage direct current energy transmission (HVDCT) air-core inductor includes at least one concentric winding layer having electric terminals are formed at its ends, and includes an electrostatic shield that has a layer of electrostatically dissipative material having a surface resistance ranging from 109 to 1014 ohm/square, wherein at least one end of the layer is provided with a collector electrode that extends essentially along the circumference of the end of the layer and that is to be connected to one of the terminals, and where the layer is designed as a spray coating on an outer surface of an exterior winding layer.