East West Interconnector ONE (Actually longer than on the data I was looking at)
Connection point Ireland Arklow substation
Connection point Wales Pentir substation
Ownership Imera Power
Start of project Summer, 2007
Start of land cable installation Beginning in 2008
Start of submarine cable laying Late summer 2008
In-service (commercial operation) Spring 2009
Transmission technology HVDC Light® by ABB
Transmitted power 350 MW
DC voltage +/- 150 kV
Cable length Total 270 kilometers cables, (2 times 135km)
Maximum water depth 150 m
AC voltage Arklow 220 kV
AC voltage Pentir 400 kV
Features submarine cable Extruded polymer insulated cableConductor 1000 mm2 cupper
Steel armouring Diameter 96 mm
Weight 27 kg/m
HVDC Light® converter stations
Convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) and on the other side DC to AC.
Power direction Power can be transmitted in either direction
Eastwest 2 is larger.
Proposed to be 500MW running from Wexford (southeastern Ireland) to Pembroke in Wales.
Last edited by djk; 03/25/07 07:51 AM.
