SSEN Transmission’s application for major grid hub
SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the Netherton Hub, a strategic development located to the west of Peterhead.
The Netherton Hub (Image credit: SSEN Transmission)
UK, Scotland: SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the Netherton Hub, a strategic development located to the west of Peterhead that could play a key role in transforming the electricity network in the north of Scotland in support of energy security and clean power targets. The development is a significant component of SSEN Transmission’s £20 billion Pathway to 2030 investment programme, and its planning application submission follows two years of development and engagement on the project’s design with community members and other stakeholders.
After 13 sites were considered, the Netherton Hub site was chosen as it was the best option in terms of its ability to host the proposed infrastructure, whilst exhibiting fewer environmental constraints and offering greater potential for biodiversity net gain. The site is also well located in terms of its proximity to existing and proposed infrastructure and transport routes.
Once complete, the site is expected to include a 400 kV substation to support offshore and onshore electricity generation, a 132 kV substation to support generation and storage connections from third party developers, the Spittal to Peterhead HVDC converter station to support the transmission of renewable energy from the north of Scotland to demand centres throughout the UK, the Eastern Green Link 3 HVDC converter station to support the transmission of renewable energy from generators in the north of Scotland to Norfolk and beyond, a transmission hall, and a spares warehouse and operations base.
David Inge, SSEN Transmission’s Offshore Development Portfolio Manager and Netherton Hub Lead, said: “After a lot of hard work from the project team, in consultation with communities and other key stakeholders, we are delighted to have reached the point of submitting our planning application to Aberdeenshire Council, seeking approval for the Netherton Hub.”
Source: SSEN Transmission
