Icelink

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{{Short description|Proposed electricity interconnector between Iceland and UK}}

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Icelink is a proposed electricity interconnector between Iceland and the United Kingdom via Great Britain. At {{convert|1000|to|1200|km|abbr=in}}, the 800{{ndash}}1,200{{nbsp}}MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link would be the longest sub-sea power interconnector in the world.{{cite web|title=Iceland-UK power interconnector delayed by Brexit|url=http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2016/10/iceland-uk-power-interconnector-delayed-by-brexit.html|publisher=Power Engineering International|accessdate=30 December 2016}}

The project partners for the main proposal are National Grid plc in the UK, Landsvirkjun, the state-owned generator in Iceland, and Landsnet, the Icelandic Transmission System Operator (TSO).{{cite web|title=Interconnectors - Iceland|url=http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/European-business-development/Interconnectors/Iceland/|publisher=National Grid plc|accessdate=30 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721053342/http://www2.nationalgrid.com/About-us/European-business-development/Interconnectors/Iceland/|archive-date=21 July 2016|url-status=dead}} An alternative proposal by Edi Truell's company Disruptive Capital Finance goes by the name "Atlantic SuperConnection", but it requires UK government financing.{{Cite news |last=Collingridge |first=John |title=Edi Truell threatens to pull plug on Teesside’s Atlantic Superconnection cable factory |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/edi-truell-threatens-to-pull-plug-on-teessides-atlantic-superconnection-cable-factory-3ftn6snml |access-date=2022-11-27 |issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web |last=Singer |first=Julian |title=Atlantic Superconnection: importing low carbon electricity from Iceland |url=http://greenbarrel.com/2019/06/06/atlantic-superconnection-importing-low-carbon-electricity-from-iceland/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=GreenBarrel.com |language=en-US}}

According to Landsvirkjun, it will take about five years to complete feasibility and other work, and if a decision is made to go ahead, construction and installation would take a further five to six years.

The cost is as of 2023 expected to be €3.5 bn ($3.8 bn), for the cable and stations, not counting additional power plants.[https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/landsnet-landsvirkjun-power-national-grid-icelink-power-interconnector-line-iceland-profile-snapshot/ Landsnet/ Landsvirkjun Power/ National Grid – IceLink Power Interconnector Line – Iceland]