This is the Viking Link which has been in development since 2019. New interconnects are always welcome. In theory this can help us decarbonise and share excess renewable energy, although I know little about the Danish grid. Sounds like the connections are now made and it will be live by the end of the year.
We already have interconnects with Belgium (1GW), France (4GW total), Ireland (1 GW total), Netherlands (1GW), and Norway (1.4GW).
A shame that they don’t mention the power it’s able to support. Although they do say it can “power up to 1.4 million homes”, which usually uses 1KW/home as a benchmark, so that would imply it’s a 1.4GW link. (edit: ofgem confirms that it’s a 1.4GW link)
Secondary article from BBC is here, although mostly the same info: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66235081
You can trace the route almost 100% from the substation to the coast on Apple Maps. I just spent a good half hour, there’s only a short bit where you can’t see the construction works. There’s a huge protected area which it sort of skips round, and avoids all towns as well. It’s quite a wind through the farmland. It goes south from bicker fen, then loops up clockwise and over to Sandilands
One of the great things about interconnects, is that they let us distribute renewable power generation.
As one of the biggest issues (wind not blowing) can be very local, being able to balance with turbines hundreds of miles away can mean not needing to start up a gas turbine to meet demand.
