Ørsted’s plans for the Isle of Man’s first offshore wind farm, the 1.4GW Mooir Vannin, to connect to the national grid in England have been granted nationally significant infrastructure status.
Confirmed by UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Ed Miliband[1], the status enables Ørsted to apply for planning consent.
The East Irish Sea transmission project includes an onshore substation – a high-voltage alternating current or a direct current system – and energy balancing infrastructure. The latter may include battery energy storage, long-duration energy storage or conversion to other energy carriers such as hydrogen.
“The proposed development and the project of which it forms part will play an important role in enabling an energy system that meets the UK’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and the government’s objectives to create a secure, reliable and affordable energy supply[2] for consumers,” Milliband said.
John Galloway, development director for the Isle of Man at Ørsted, said this was a crucial step towards delivery of the wind farm.
References
- ^ Ed Miliband (www.windpowermonthly.com)
- ^ secure, reliable and affordable energy supply (www.windpowermonthly.com)
