National Grid has officially launched Viking Link, a 475-mile-long land and subsea cable connecting British and Danish energy grids. Running from Bicker Fen converter station in Lincolnshire to one in southern Jutland, Denmark, across both land and sea, Viking Link facilitates the sharing of British and Danish wind power.
Since it commenced initial operations in December 2023, Viking Link has transported 1,733 gigawatt hours of power between the two countries.
In 2023, National Grid announced joint plans with TenneT for a new 1.8GW interconnector between the UK and The Netherlands, named LionLink. The interconnector would not only link the two countries but also integrate with offshore wind generation. LionLink will be the second link between the two countries and is expected to be operational in the early 2030s. National Grid is also collaborating with Elia on a second new link called Nautilus, which is in the planning phase and has the potential to connect the UK with Belgium and offshore wind generation.
