Nemo Link

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Nemo Link
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Conversion station in Bruges
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Map of Nemo Link
Location
CountryBelgium
United Kingdom
FromZeebrugge, Belgium
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToRichborough, Kent, England
Ownership information
PartnersElia System Operator
National Grid plc
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cableJ-Power Systems Corporation
Installer of conductor/cableJ-Power Systems Corporation, DeepOcean
Manufacturer of substationsSiemens
Installer of substationsSiemens
Commissioned31 January 2019
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
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Power rating1,000 MW
DC voltage400 kV

Nemo Link is a 1,000 MW HVDC submarine power cable 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 400 kV[1][2] electrical interconnector is the first between the two countries, with an annual transmission capacity of 8.76 TWh. The link has been fully operational since 31 January 2019,[1][3] and has transported 29 TWh during its first 5 years; 24.75 TWh to the UK and 4.25 to Belgium with an availability above 99%.[4]

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 Corporation for the cable system.[1][5] The contract for the laying of the actual cable was awarded to DeepOcean who completed the work in 2017 and 2018.[6][7]

Route

The total cable length is 140 km (87 miles) 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 on the UK side to Zeebrugge beach in Belgium. The onshore cable in Belgium is nearly 9 km (5.6 miles) long and connects the landing point of the submarine cable in Zeebrugge beach to the converter station in Herdersbrug. In the United Kingdom there is 2 km (1.2 miles) of land cable from Pegwell Bay to the Richborough converter station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nemo Link Interconnector - 4C Offshore". 4coffshore.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New UK-Belgium power link to start operating on Jan. 31". Jan 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved Aug 21, 2020 – via uk.reuters.com.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Grid celebrates five years of its Nemo Link interconnector | National Grid Group". www.nationalgrid.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boom time for DeepOcean". renews.biz. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nemo Link legt kabelverbinding op de bodem van de Noordzee" [Nemo Link lays cable connection at the bottom of the North Sea] (PDF) (in Nederlands). Nemo Link. March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2018-09-08.