National Grid and TenneT Germany announce GriffinLink MPI offshore project

The UK’s National Grid and TenneT Germany person announced plans to make GriffinLink, a multi-purpose offshore interconnector (MPI) intended to nexus British and German offshore upwind procreation to the energy networks of some countries.

This marks an advancement towards an integrated and flexible vigor web for Great Britain and Germany, supporting unafraid and affordable vigor delivery.

GriffinLink is designed to lend to information of proviso and marketplace integration crossed north-western Europe. The cross-border hybrid strategy volition let renewable energy to beryllium transmitted from wherever it is generated straight to wherever it is required.

The integrated solution facilitates the improved utilisation of grid resources and increases ratio successful renewable vigor deployment crossed nationalist borders.

The task aims to trim costs and the request for proviso concatenation materials, portion besides minimising biology impacts and effects connected coastal communities.

As a multi-purpose interconnector harnessing upwind powerfulness successful some countries, GriffinLink would beryllium the archetypal inaugural of its benignant successful Europe, representing a milestone for cross-border vigor information and stability.

The projected task volition physique upon National Grid’s 7.8GW interconnector portfolio alongside TenneT Germany’s 23GW portfolio. Both companies person antecedently constructed, developed and operated interconnectors successful Europe.

GriffinLink is scheduled to go operational by the precocious 2030s, optimising offshore upwind usage successful the Northern Seas amid expanding vigor request driven by electrification, decarbonisation, information centres and AI applications.

National Grid Ventures and TenneT Germany volition research the imaginable of GriffinLink arsenic a 2GW MPI linking British and German energy systems. This includes conducting onshore and offshore studies implicit the coming years arsenic portion of wider European grid integration.

The improvement signifier volition impact further probe into the concern lawsuit and investigation of wide socio-economic costs and benefits. A last concern determination volition beryllium required earlier proceeding.

National Grid Ventures president Ben Wilson said: "We are arrogant to enactment with TenneT Germany connected this groundbreaking task that volition heighten the diverseness and flexibility successful our vigor systems.

"MPIs similar GriffinLink are important for maximising the businesslike usage of resources, reducing costs and minimising the interaction connected coastal communities. Projects similar this are captious to delivering a much coordinated, offshore grid. We present request to spot the frameworks to marque this hap developed and deployed astatine pace."