A record-breaking electricity interconnector that enables the UK and Denmark to share renewable energy for the first time - congratulations to National Grid's Viking Link, which wins our 2024 Major Project Award for Sustainability. Denmark’s power generation is primarily from wind power, which complements the UK’s own renewable energy mix. When there is a surplus of Danish wind power and high UK demand, the link means that renewable power can be quickly and flexibly imported to the UK via the high voltage direct current interconnector - enough to power up to 2.5 million homes. When the UK’s demand is low, Viking Link distributes the power across Denmark, ensuring secure, affordable and sustainable electricity for both countries. At 475 miles (765 km), Viking Link is the longest land and subsea interconnector in the world. The £1.7 billion project to construct it began in 2020, with the completed link moving into commercial operations in December 2023. Find out more about the project, its impacts, and why judges selected it as this year's winner: https://lnkd.in/eXHAfVep
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Very encouraging to learn more about trends related to the transition to clean energy. See how we’re investing in the expansion of renewable energy. http://ow.ly/R4Ar104PQeR
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Renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. has got the green light to develop and build a 3-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK, set to come online in 2026. #energystorage
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