HVDC

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has made a major investment into subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable manufacturer XLCC to support a new factory in Scotland.

National Grid and SSEN Transmission have begun construction of the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a 2GW subsea electricity link between Scotland and Yorkshire.

The completion of the Viking Wind Farm, developed by SSE Renewables, and of a 260km subsea transmission link installed by SSEN Transmission means the Shetland Islands are now connected to the Great British electricity grid.

Grid constraints could cost consumers £3.5 billion by the end of this decade, but while we wait for HVDC infrastructure buildout, let's build batteries too, writes Chris Wickins, technical director at developer Field.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission, the transmission arm of UK energy firm Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE), has named Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium as the preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea link cable.

Ofgem has awarded the proposed Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) electricity ‘superhighway’ a provisional funding package of £3.4 billion.

Prysmian, Hitaxchi Energy and BAM have signed contracts to supply the subsea cable and converter stations for the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project.

NGET and SSEN Transmission have selected Hitachi Energy and BAM as preferred suppliers for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) converter stations.

Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has confirmed that a Marine Licence has been provided for a 2GW “East Coast Subsea Electricity Superhighway”.

SSE is set to install the "world’s first" High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) at the Dogger Bank wind farm, the energy supplier said.