Registration of interested parties for the project which will connect the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm to the national grid has closed.
Triton Knoll Electrical System comprises substation, underground cables, the offshore export cables an electrical compound along the onshore cable route.
After the closing of the registration, the Examining Authority will be appointed to examine the application followed by Preliminary Meeting.
According to the Examining Authority’s website, it is not essential to attend this meeting as the interested parties will be sent details of how to take further part in the examination in any event.
Located off the coast of Lincolnshire, Triton Knoll will comprise up to 288 turbines with a total capacity of up to 900MW capable of power around 800,000 households.
The power generated by the offshore wind turbines will be collected by the offshore substation platforms and transformed to a suitable voltage for export, before being exported by sub-sea and underground cabling. An Intermediate Electrical Compound is required to compensate for the reactive power that is a characteristic of long distance alternating current circuits. A step-up substation in the vicinity of the existing National Grid Substation at Bicker Fen will transform the power to match the operating voltage of the national electricity network which operates at a voltage of 400kV prior to transmission.