Nemo Link
| Nemo Link | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |
Belgium United Kingdom |
| From | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Passes through | North Sea |
| To | Richborough, Kent, England |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners |
Elia System Operator National Grid plc |
| Construction information | |
| Manufacturer of conductor/cable | J-Power systems |
| Installer of conductor/cable | J-Power systems, DeepOcean |
| Manufacturer of substations | Siemens |
| Installer of substations | Siemens |
| Technical information | |
| Type | submarine cable |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Power rating | 1,000 MW |
| DC voltage | 400 kV |
Nemo Link is an HVDC submarine power cable under construction between Richborough Energy Park in Kent, the United Kingdom and Zeebrugge, Belgium.[1] The project is a joint venture between British National Grid and Belgian Elia.[1] The electrical interconnector will be the first between the two countries and capable of transmitting up to 1,000 MW at 400 kV[1][2] i.e. an annual transmission capacity of 8.76 TWh. The cable is expected to be operational by 2019.[1]
History
In 2015, contracts totalling €500 million were awarded to Siemens for the construction of the two onshore HVDC converter stations and to J-Power systems for the cable system.[1][3] The contract for the laying of the actual cable has been awarded to DeepOcean who have performed that work in 2017 and 2018.[4][5]
Route
The total cable length is 140 kilometres (87 mi) of which 130 kilometres (81 mi) is under water, buried at a depth of up to 60 metres (200 ft).[2] The offshore section runs from Pegwell Bay in the United Kingdom to Zeebrugge beach in Belgium. The onshore cable in Belgium is nearly 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long and connects the landing point of the submarine cable in Zeebrugge beach to the converter station in Herdersbrug. In parallel, there are 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of land cable in the United Kingdom which runs: from Pegwell Bay to the Richborough converter station.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nemo Link (EN) - A safe, secure and affordable energy supply to the UK and Belgium". nemo-link.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- 1 2 "Nemo Link Interconnector - 4C Offshore". 4coffshore.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "J-Power Systems Wins Contract with NEMO LINK for HVDC Subsea Interconnector Cable System between UK and Belgium" (PDF). jpowers.co.jp. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ↑ "Boom time for DeepOcean". renews.biz. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ "Nemo Link legt kabelverbinding op de bodem van de Noordzee" (PDF) (in Dutch). Nemo Link. 2018-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-08. Check date values in:
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