{"id":113336,"date":"2024-08-13T07:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/electrical-superhighway-between-scotland-and-england-approved\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:27:05","slug":"electrical-superhighway-between-scotland-and-england-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/electrical-superhighway-between-scotland-and-england-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England approved"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Onshore work at the Peterhead converter station is already underway<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A multi-billion pound subsea cable that can shift vast amounts of renewable electricity between Scotland and England has been given the go-ahead by regulators.<\/p>\n

SSEN Transmission says the energy transfer project is needed to move energy around the grid on days when the wind doesn\u2019t blow or demand is high.<\/p>\n

The two 315-mile (507km) cables will run from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire to Drax in North Yorkshire and will initially work alongside a similar link down the west coast.<\/p>\n

It is part of wider moves to modernise and increase capacity on the energy transmission network for the shift away from fossil fuels to tackle climate change. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Although the link can carry electricity in both direction, the majority is expected to flow out of Scotland.<\/p>\n

The project has been assessed by Ofgem as costing \u00a33.4bn however SSEN says inflationary pressures mean it will now come in at \u00a34.3bn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The cables are needed to carry renewable energy between Scotland and England<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The country is already a net-exporter of electricity meaning more leaves Scotland than is imported.<\/p>\n

But the bi-directional link will also enable electricity to be imported when needed, such as on days of low wind.<\/p>\n

A new converter station is being built close to Peterhead power station from where high voltage direct current cables will be laid on the seabed.<\/p>\n

The cables will hit land near Bridlington in East Yorkshire where they will be buried underground to Drax and connected into the national grid.<\/p>\n

The connection will be large enough to carry enough renewable electricity to power two million homes.<\/p>\n

The project will be the first of four subsea electricity links planned along the east coast with the eventual capacity capable of powering 7.5 million homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Approval has been given in just five months under the regulator Ofgem\u2019s fast track process.<\/p>\n

Energy analyst Sepi Golzari-Munro says the links are vital to modernise the transmission network. <\/p>\n

She added: “We’re obviously trying to have cleaner electricity from renewable sources but what this also does, crucially, is improve our energy security and will ultimately bring down bills.”<\/p>\n

Approval for Eastern Green Link 2 is likely to be quickly followed by Eastern Green Link 1 connecting Torness in East Lothian with Seaham in County Durham.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Analyst Sepi Golzari-Munro says the cables will improve the UK’s energy security.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The two initial projects are expected to be followed by connections between Peterhead and Lincolnshire and then between Kinghorn in Fife and Norfolk.<\/p>\n

They will work alongside the Western Green Link which runs between Hunterston in Ayrshire and the Flintshire Bridge on the border between England and Wales.<\/p>\n

Opened in 2017, the 240 mile cable has transmitted more than 23,000 GWh of green energy in its first five years.<\/p>\n

Claire Mack from the industry body Scottish Renewables says it is harnessing abundant natural resources.<\/p>\n

She said: “In the same way that we’ve exported {oil} from the North Sea for the last four decades and beyond, the same thing is the case with renewables.”<\/p>\n

While ground work in Peterhead is already underway, the offshore cable laying is expected to begin in 2028 with the first transmission of electricity due the following year.<\/p>\n

Project director Ricky Saez describes Ofgem’s decision as a “major milestone” on top of approvals being given for onshore work by Aberdeenshire Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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