Viking Link
| Viking Link | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E 52°55′49″N 0°13′14″W / 52.93028°N 0.22056°W |
| General direction | east-west |
| Passes through | North Sea |
| To | Bicker Fen |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners | Energinet.dk, National Grid |
| Construction information | |
| Construction started | 2018 |
| Expected | 2022 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | submarine cable |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 740 km (460 mi) |
| Power rating | 1,400 MW |
| AC voltage | 400 kV (Jutland), 400 kV (Bicker Fen) |
| DC voltage | ± kV |
Viking Link is a planned 1,400 MW 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]
Project
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][3] Viking was put on the EU "Projects of Common Interest" list in November 2015, along with the COBRAcable between Jutland and the Netherlands, and the Krieger offshore wind turbine cable to Germany.[4]
The cable is expected to be operational by the end of 2022,[5] increasing the UK's electricity interconnection level (transmission capacity relative to production capacity) from 6%.[6]
Economy
The Viking Link will give the UK access to the west Denmark bidding area (DK1) of Nord Pool Spot. An analysis in 2016 showed a DKK 5.6 billion overall benefit for the society using Viking Link, and a DKK 20 billion benefit for heat pumps in district heating. Combining the two yields a benefit of DKK 22.8 billion. Prices will rise by 15 DKK/MWh in Denmark, and fall in England. The investment is estimated at 13.4 billion DKK.[7]
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
- Nemo link, a cable under construction between the United Kingdom and Belgium
- COBRAcable, a planned cable 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.
- ^ Torben Glar Nielsen. "Denmark set to make billions from electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark and new interconnection with Germany" Energinet.dk, 16 March 2016. Accessed: 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Union list of projects of common interest" (PDF). European Commission. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "Denmark - National Grid". nationalgrid.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ COM/2015/082 final: "Achieving the 10% electricity interconnection target" Text PDF page 2-5. European Commission, 25 February 2015. Archive Mirror
- ^ Viking Link og andre tiltag for integration af vind page 37+61+68. Ea Energianalyse, 2016.