NKT Shetland HVDC Link project
NKT has secured aย โฌ235 millionย contract fromย SSEN Transmissionย to deliver and install aย highโvoltage DC (HVDC) interconnectorย for theย Shetland HVDC Link project. You can learn more about NKT at https://www.nkt.com and about SSEN Transmission at https://www.ssen-transmission.co.uk.
The turnkey order coversย 2 ร 260 km of 320 kV HVDC onshore and offshore power cables. NKT will manufacture the cables at itsย Karlskrona facility in Sweden, and it plans to start production inย 2021. Then, the company expects to completeย installation and commissioning by 2024, using the cableโlaying vesselย NKT Victoria.
Strengthening Scotlandโs renewable grid connection
Theย Shetland HVDC Linkย will create theย first transmission connectionย between theย Scottish mainland and the Shetland Islands, which lie off Scotlandโs northeast coast. As a result, the new link will let Shetlandย export renewable energyย and connect that power to theย main Great Britain electricity system.
NKT President and CEOย Alexander Karaย said he feels pleased that NKT will support SSEN Transmission on the Shetland HVDC Link and help deliver aย sustainable grid connectionย for the islands. He also noted that this projectย builds on their earlier work, including theย CaithnessโMoray Link, which connects Eastern and Northern Scotland.
Focus on green cable production and installation
NKT also stresses theย green profileย of the project. The company will produce the Shetland HVDC cables in aย factory that runs on 100% green electricity, so it helps reduce the projectโs carbon footprint. In addition, theย NKT Victoriaย ranks among theย most efficient and sustainable cableโlaying vessels, and it can run on shore power from the quay while in harbor, which further cuts emissions during installation.
