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    The UK's 4GW submarine high-voltage DC cable system Eastern Link is being built

    • Last Update: 2023-01-03
    • Source: Internet
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    On Monday, the British public power company SSE, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola's Scottish Power and the UK's National Grid announced that they would jointly develop a power system connecting Scotland and England with a capacity of up to 4 GW
    .
    The multi-billion pound project, called Eastern Link, will include two 2 GW undersea HVDC cables
    .

    According to reports, the project will connect eastern Scotland to northeast England, with a total length of about 440 kilometers, providing enough electricity
    for about 4.
    5 million households.

    Scotland's east coast has nearly 1 GW of operational offshore wind farms, with a further 4.
    4 GW of pipeline projects under construction
    .
    The construction of the Eastern Route will transmit Scotland's abundant offshore wind power to England, providing clean electricity
    to the latter.

    Construction work on the project is expected to begin
    in 2024, the three companies said.

     

    On Monday, the British public power company SSE, Spanish energy giant Iberdrola's Scottish Power and the UK's National Grid announced that they would jointly develop a power system connecting Scotland and England with a capacity of up to 4 GW
    .
    The multi-billion pound project, called Eastern Link, will include two 2 GW undersea HVDC cables
    .

    High voltage DC

    According to reports, the project will connect eastern Scotland to northeast England, with a total length of about 440 kilometers, providing enough electricity
    for about 4.
    5 million households.

    Scotland's east coast has nearly 1 GW of operational offshore wind farms, with a further 4.
    4 GW of pipeline projects under construction
    .
    The construction of the Eastern Route will transmit Scotland's abundant offshore wind power to England, providing clean electricity
    to the latter.

    Construction work on the project is expected to begin
    in 2024, the three companies said.

     


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