National
Grid
of
the
UK
and
Norwegian
group
Statnett
want
to
have
the
link,
called
the
North
Sea
Network,
operational
by
2020.
The
two
have
been
studying
the
project’s
feasibility
since
2009,
and
recommitted
to
the
link
in
an
agreement
signed
today.
With
a
capacity
of
up
to
1.4GW,
the
interconnector
would
give
the
UK
access
to
Norway’s
hydro
generation
and
allow
the
latter
to
take
advantage
of
Britain’s
offshore
wind
production,
forming
part
of
a
wider
North
European
power
grid.
The
partners
are
currently
performing
a
joint
seabed
survey
along
the
planned
route,…
