The
two
transmission
system
operators
plan
to
complete
a
‘pre-feasibility
study’
of
the
possible
interconnector
by
the
end
of
this
year.
The
companies
will
examine
the
technical
issues
involved,
possible
routes
and
landing
points,
and
how
the
subsea
link
could
play
its
part
in
a
future
North
Sea
‘supergrid’
linking
multiple
European
nations
with
offshore
wind
production.
The
UK
has
major
offshore
ambitions,
while
Denmark
plans
to
meet
50%
of
its
power
needs
from
wind
by
2020.
Terry
McCormick,
head
of
UK
and
European
business
development
at
National
Grid,
says:
“More
interconnection…
