NeuConnect
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NeuConnect is an HVDC submarine power cable under construction between England and Germany. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Project Status
As of December 2022, early construction works have started in Wilhelmhaven and Isle of Grain,[4] and manufacture of the cable has started.[5] The main construction phase will start in 2023.[4]
As of October 2022, operation is expected to start in 2028.[5]
Route
The cable will run between a new substation[6] on the Isle of Grain, in Kent in England to the new Fedderwarden substation in Wilhelmshaven in the Lower Saxony region of Germany.[2][3] Landfall will be next to Grain Coastal Park, in Kent, and at Hooksiel, near Wilhemshaven in Germany.[6]
At 725km in length, the interconnector will be one of the longest in the world.[7]
Specification
The HVDC link will consist of two main cables, each approximately Vorlage:Convert long, together with a much thinner fibre optic cable for temperature and acoustic sensing for about Vorlage:Convert from each landfall. The DC element will operate at 500Vorlage:NbspkV,[2] with a maximum capacity of 1,400Vorlage:NbspMW.[6]
Economics
The project is privately financed and will cost £2.4Bn (€2.8Bn). The project will deliver £1.7Bn in consumer benefits to UK consumers over 25 years, and could deliver a net reduction in carbon emissions of over 13MtCO2 in the same time.[7]
History
Neuconnect Britain Ltd. was established in 2018.[7]
NeuConnect received Interim Project Approval from Ofgem in January 2018.[8]
Public consultation events were held in July 2019.[8]
In December 2019, the planning application was submitted to Medway District Council.[8]
In December 2019, Invitations to Tender were launched for the procurement of two converter stations and 720Vorlage:Nbspkm of HVDC cabling.[8]
In December 2019, the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage was launched to procure two converter stations and 720Vorlage:Nbspkm of HVDC cables.[9]
In January 2020, the Federal Network Agency in Germany (BNetzA) confirmed the NeuConnect interconnector project in its 2019-2030 grid development plan.[8]
In April 2020, Neuconnect completed site survey work on the Isle of Grain.[10]
A €1.2 billion cable contract was awarded in February 2022,[11] [12] and substations contract in April. [13] [12]
In July 2022, the project reached financial close, allowing early construction works to begin later in 2022. [7]
In October 2022, the cable manufacturer Prysmian started production of the 725km cable.[5]
See also
References
External links
- ↑ Project Overview. NeuConnect, abgerufen am 25. Januar 2020.
- ↑ a b c NeuConnect Interconnector. In: 4Coffshore. Abgerufen am 25. Januar 2020.
- ↑ a b Project 309 - NeuConnect. In: TYNDP 2018 Europe's Network Development Plan to 2025, 2030 and 2040. entsoe, abgerufen am 25. Januar 2020.
- ↑ a b c NEUCONNECT COMPLETES A YEAR OF SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES WITH EARLY WORKS NOW UNDERWAY ON FIRST EVER UK-GERMAN ENERGY LINK. In: NeuConnect News. NeuConnect, abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2022.
- ↑ a b c CABLING PRODUCTION STARTS ON NEUCONNECT IN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR FIRST EVER UK-GERMAN ENERGY LINK. In: NeuConnect News Releases. NeuConnect, 4. Oktober 2022, abgerufen am 5. November 2022.
- ↑ a b c Proposals for the NeuConnect Interconnector Public Information Leaflet. NeuConnect (neuconnect.eu [PDF; abgerufen am 26. Januar 2020]).
- ↑ a b c d FIRST EVER UK-GERMAN ENERGY LINK MOVES AHEAD AS £2.4BN/€2.8BN NEUCONNECT PROJECT REACHES FINANCIAL CLOSE. (Press release) In: NeuConnect News. 7. Juli 2022, abgerufen am 9. September 2022.
- ↑ a b c d e Project News. NeuConnect, abgerufen am 25. Januar 2020.
- ↑ NEUCONNECT’S MAJOR £1BN PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME MOVES TO NEXT STAGE, KEEPING VITAL NEW ENERGY LINK FIRMLY ON TRACK. Abgerufen am 26. April 2020.
- ↑ NEUCONNECT COMPLETES SITE SURVEY WORKS AS NEW ENERGY LINK CONTINUES TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. In: NeuConnect. Abgerufen am 26. April 2020.
- ↑ Prysmian Wins EUR 1.2 Billion Contract to Deliver UK-Germany Interconnector. In: Offshore Wind. 2. März 2022.
- ↑ a b NEUCONNECT AWARDS OVER £1.5BN OF MAJOR CONTRACTS AS FIRST EVER UK-GERMAN ENERGY LINK MOVES AN IMPORTANT STEP CLOSER. In: News. NeuConnect, 11. April 2022, abgerufen am 22. April 2022: „Contractors selected for cabling and converter station works on new interconnector that will connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets for first time“
- ↑ Siemens Energy receives order for power connection to Great Britain. In: www.windtech-international.com.