The Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project, a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and Ssen Transmission, has mentioned Hitachi Energy as the preferred bidder for its high -voltage directorage (HVDC) converter stations.
The £ 2 billion project (US $ 2.7 billion) has been set to deliver 2 GW of clean electricity via a 680 km of submarine and underground cable route that connects Aberdenshire, Scotland, with West Norfolk, England.
EGL3 has been designed to tackle the limitations of grid capacity and the need for greater energy breach in the energy infrastructure of the UK. By making bidirectional electricity transmission possible, the link ensures that clean electricity efficiently between Scotland and England, depending on demand and reducing the limitation costs.
Hitachi Energy was selected after a competitive purchasing process. National Grid Electricity Transmission said that the HVDC experience and expertise of the company in the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects played an important role in the decision to appoint Hitachi Energy as a partner.
Niklas Persson, director of Grid Integration Business at Hitachi Energy, stated: “We are honored to be selected by Ssen Transmission and National Grid to deliver HVDC technology for the EGL3 project. This will strengthen the interconnectivity of the UK and a reliable and affordable electricity Proof.”
Scotland
EGL3 is an impressive technical performance, but it is also an essential step in unlocking the enormous renewable energy sources of Scotland and integrating into the British grid. Now that the renewable energy generation of Scotland is growing rapidly, EGL3 is essential to ensure that clean energy can be transported nationwide to areas with great demand.
James Johnson, deputy project director for EGL3 at Ssen Transmission, emphasized the meaning of the project: “Once completed, EGL3 will form an essential part of the future electricity backbone of the UK – which requires clean, own, own, own soil to flow and when it is needed and the energy -sheet in the Enerziezeker in the Energiezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the VK and the Energy Ziezor in the Enerziezeker in the Enerziezeker in the VK and the Energie Ziezeker in the VK and the Energiezekerd in the VK.”
The project has already completed two rounds of public consultation, with a planning application that is expected in 2026. The construction is planned to start with in 2029, subject to approval by the State Secretary for Energy Castery and Net Zero, with operations aimed at 2033.
Hitachi Energy’s involvement with the Eastern Green Link projects is well documented, have Have also been selected to provide converters for the EGL2 project In August 2023. Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) consists of two 525kv Bipole HvdC converter stations connected by 436 km lower seaage cable and 69 km underground cable, with one station in Peterhead, Aberdesshire, Scotland and another in Drax, North Yorkshire.
