Berwick Bank C is set to mark a big milestone in the delivery of its wind farm – the approval of the very infrastructure that will transport its energy wherever necessary.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted its consent for the export cable infrastructure (known in the industry as Cambois Connection), leading the wind power from Scottish borders into English waters.
This completes the required consents to deliver the grid connection for the third phase of Berwick Bank and sets up the farm to provide up to 1.8GW of transmission capacity into the UK national transmission network.
Iain Jarvie, Berwick Bank C Senior Project Manager at SSE Renewables, said: “Securing the Marine Licence in English Waters for the Berwick Bank C export cable infrastructure is another important milestone for the Berwick Bank project. The consent is an essential required element in the delivery of the infrastructure needed to connect Berwick Bank’s third phase to the UK transmission network, and ensures we can transport secure and affordable renewable electricity generated offshore to homes and businesses across the UK.
“Together with the consent already secured for the onshore infrastructure in Northumberland, this decision provides further momentum and reflects the continued progress being made across the Berwick Bank development.”
Berwick Bank Wind Farm, if built to its full capacity, could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm on completion at up to 4.1GW capacity. This is enough to power more than six million homes every year.
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