LionLink to deliver clean energy to 1.8m homes
A new ‘LionLink’ power line will be built under the North Sea between the UK and Netherlands, delivering enough energy to power 1.8 million homes.
UK government claims that LionLink will be the 'world's largest multi-use electricity power line', planned to power more homes than Manchester and Birmingham combined.
The multipurpose LionLink will join the UK and Netherlands as well as simultaneously with offshore wind farms at the heart of the North Sea. It aims to secure Britain’s energy supply, reducing reliance on Russian energy and cutting household bills.
The cross-border electricity line will be the second of its kind, the first having been built by Germany and Denmark. However, government says it will carry more than four times the amount of electricity as its predecessor.
LionLink was announced as energy security secretary Grant Shapps led a British business delegation to the North Sea Summit in Belgium, aiming to boost collective energy security through new renewable energy and interconnector projects.
The summit saw nine countries meet in Ostend to agree ambitions for building future offshore wind farms – the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway and the Netherlands.
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