Triton
Knoll Electrical System, the
infrastructure needed to connect the Triton
Knoll Offshore windfarm received
192 representations published by the UK National Infrastructure Planning
today. A large number of objections were received including Lincolnshire
County Council, EDF Energy Renewables, representatives of the farming community,
various Local councils and Parish Council, and concerns were expressed
by others including the Church of England and the University of Oxford
(Saint Mary Magdalen). Many objections were over the way they feel
the developers have carried out the consultation process.
One objector went so far to state "..
my fledgling business (and our hard physical work) will be totally destroyed
by a massive corporate who hasn’t even had the courtesy to arrange to
meet and educate themselves as to the impact they will have upon me. It
would set us back many, many years. To top it all, they are demanding if
I were naïve enough to sign up to their demands, I have to keep it secret."
According to the developers TKOWFL
consulted the local community under s47 of the Planning Act 2008 in October
and November 2014 following the procedures previously agreed in a Statement
of Community Consultation with local authorities and the Marine Management
Organisation. The consultation included the provision of questionnaires
for local residents to complete and return to TKOWFL.
" PINS SHOULD
STOP THE PROCESS NOW " - Lincolnshire County Council
In their letter to the UK National Infrastructure
Planning body, Lincolnshire County Council has asked the planning
body to stop the process over
Triton Knolls Electrical system
(connecting Triton Knoll Offshore wind farm to the National Grid) stating
"LCC is aware that
the
Viking Link Interconnector scheme linking
Denmark with Lincolnshire via a seabed cable will likely make landfall
in the vicinity of Anderby Creek, the same location as
Triton Knoll. National
Grid has confirmed Bicker Fen as the site for the
Viking Link Converter/substation,
and with access via the Wash denied, we have to assume a similar route
as
Triton Knoll.
Given the similar timetable for completion for the two schemes, there is
the danger of duplication of engineering works and additional disruption
for local residents. PINS should stop the process now so that the two schemes
can be assessed properly with one examination in public in order to assess
the impacts of both schemes. "
Triton
Knoll Electrical System
- what is it?
In order to connect the Triton
Knoll offshore wind farm to the
electricity network, electrical infrastructure will be required both onshore
and offshore. 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.
See
project interactive map - click on this link for interactive experience
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