Viking Link
Viking Link is a planned HVDC submarine power cable between Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire, the United Kingdom and Revsing in southern Jutland, Denmark.[1]
The project is a cooperation between British National Grid and Danish Energinet.dk.[1]
The interconnector would be capable of transmitting up to 1,400 MW at 400 kV.[2]
With a length of 740 km of which 650 km would pass through Danish, German, Dutch and British waters[1] it would cross and be longer than the world's currently longest submarine power cable, the 580 km long NorNed.
As of February 2016[update] the project is in a very early development phase with contracts awarded to Intertek and NIRAS as consultants to support the process of getting permits and the marine surveys that will determine the cable routing.[1]
The cable is expected to be operational by the end of 2022.[3]
See also
- Triton Knoll, offshore wind farm under planning 2015, also with an onshore cable linking to Bicker Fen
- Energy in Denmark
- Energy in the United Kingdom
- Electricity sector in Denmark
- Electricity sector in the United Kingdom
- COBRAcable, a cable under construction between Denmark and the Netherlands
- NSN Link, a cable under construction between the United Kingdom and Norway
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "Viking Link Interconnector". viking-link.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Viking Link Interconnector - 4C Offshore". 4coffshore.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Denmark - National Grid". nationalgrid.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.