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SSEN Transmission open offshore hub in Inverness

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SSEN Transmission has officially opened a new offshore hub in Inverness, Scotland, designed to accommodate up to 100 people and serve as a collaborative space for companies involved in regional energy projects. The hub, housed within SSEN’s existing building, offers desk space and meeting rooms named after iconic local bridges, such as Dornoch and Cromarty. The facility will support SSEN Transmission’s £20 billion ($26.12 billion) Pathway to 2030 programme, which aims to upgrade Scotland’s electricity…

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SSEN Transmission and NGET begin construction of EGL2 subsea link

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SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) have officially commenced construction on the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a £4.3 billion subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project connecting Scotland and England. The 2GW subsea cable will run 436 km beneath the sea from Peterhead, Scotland, to Fraisthorpe Sands on the East Yorkshire coast, and extend 68 km underground to a new HVDC converter station at Drax, Yorkshire. The project, which aims to…