{"id":293292,"date":"2023-12-31T18:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293292"},"modified":"2023-12-31T18:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T17:55:52","slug":"viking-link-wont-enhance-energy-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293292","title":{"rendered":"Viking Link Won\u2019t Enhance Energy\u00a0Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Grid have proudly announced the launch of the Viking Link, which will send electricity to and fro between here and Denmark:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working with Energinet, the Danish power grid operator, we are proud to announce the launch of our record-breaking electricity interconnector between the UK and Denmark, Viking Link.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

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Viking Link is the world\u2019s longest subsea and land interconnector, travelling 475 miles to join Bicker Fen substation in Lincolnshire with Revsing substation in southern Jutland, Denmark. Denmark has one of the world\u2019s highest proportions of wind generation, so it is the perfect country to connect to, sharing clean electricity and helping the UK and EU meet 2050 net zero emission targets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be huge benefits for UK consumers including cheaper, greener power and increased energy security, as the UK can call on additional power from Denmark when needed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, Viking Link will be operating at a capacity of 800MW before increasing over time to 1.4GW, powering up to 2.5 million UK homes and bringing over \u00a3500 million of cumulative savings for UK consumers over the next decade. National Grid and Energinet will be working together to bring the asset up to full capacity over the coming year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nationalgrid.com\/national-grid-ventures\/viking-link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it may give us access to cheap wind power when there is a glut of it in Denmark, it certainly will do little to enhance energy security, as they claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has it not occurred to the National Grid that when the wind is not blowing here, there is a good chance it is not blowing in Denmark either?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that cold start to December, when high pressure was in charge? Wind power in Britain collapsed to well below 2 GW, a tiny fraction of its normal output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/bmrs.elexon.co.uk\/generation-by-fuel-type<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over in Denmark, exactly the same thing happened, with wind power accounting for as little as 13% of total generation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.energymonitor.ai\/power\/live-eu-electricity-generation-map\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What power we can manage to get hold of at times of low wind will be astronomically expensive. And if we try to export our surplus wind at times of glut, it will be at a loss, which the public will ultimately pay for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No doubt it will be a nice little earner for the National Grid. But it the public who will have to pick up the bill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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