subsea cable
The subsea cable connecting Morocco’s renewable energy sources to the UK has been classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project
A 257 kilometre-subsea cable will link Shetland to mainland Scotland
A two-year delay made it difficult at times for generators in Scotland to export clean electricity to England and Wales, Ofgem said
The two subsea electricity transmission links, each with a capacity of 2GW, are designed to inject more renewables into the grid
The two parallel 720 kilometres cables will connect the UK and Norwegian electricity grids
The investigation will review the performance of the two organisations in delivering the cable and will consider whether its late delivery means they breached licence conditions
Ofgem wants the developers of a new underwater cable to knock their spending down by £173.9 million. The Caithness Moray project will carry up to 1200 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the tip of north-east Scotland – around the bay from John O Groat’s – and south across the Moray Firth. The regulator believes energy […]
A Scottish energy provider wants to build a subsea cable so it can transmit renewable energy from the remote far north of Scotland to the rest of the country. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission – part of SSE – has asked Ofgem for permission to install the cable. It will connect to onshore substations at Spittal in […]
Prime Minister David Cameron signed a “landmark” agreement in Oslo today with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg strengthening energy links between the UK and Norway. The agreement focuses on safe and environmentally sensitive oil and gas exploration, long term gas supplies, investment in renewable energy and electricity interconnection. Mr Cameron said: “This will mean more […]