Walney 2 OFTO

Offshore GridOperationalGB182 MW132 kV48.3 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Walney 2 OFTO, Walney II OFTO, Blue Transmission Walney 2, Blue Transmission Walney 2 Limited, Walney 2 offshore transmission system, Walney II Transmission Assets, BTW2

Status:Operational

Capacity:182 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Build & Transfer

Project Company:

Blue Transmission Walney 2 Limited

Type:offshore grid

Expected Life:20 years

Website:www.bluetransmission.com

Description:

Walney 2 OFTO is the offshore HVAC export transmission system that connects the Walney II offshore wind farm to the onshore GB network. The connection steps up wind farm collection voltage at an offshore substation and exports via a 132 kV HVAC submarine cable to an onshore substation that interfaces...

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Route

	Irish Sea	Cumbria
Landfall	N/A	Cleveleys, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Grid Connection	—	Stanah substation (132 kV, Electricity North West)

Irish Sea

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

Cumbria

Landfall:Cleveleys, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Grid:Stanah substation (132 kV, Electricity North West)

Cable Specifications

Walney II offshore export cable (OSP → Cleveleys)

Cleveleys, Lancashire, United Kingdom

1 × 132 kV HVAC · 182 MVA · 48.3 km

System:1 × 132 kV HVAC

Power rating:182 MVA

Route length:48.3 km(43.2 subsea · 5.1 land)

Burial depth:

The Walney 2 export cable is described in developer/financial and audit documents as a ~43.2 km high-voltage submarine cable that is buried in the seabed, with a buried onshore land...

Collector Stations

Walney II Offshore Substation

Walney II Offshore Wind Farm (offshore substation / OSP), United Kingdom

182 MW 132 kV · offshore

Rating:182 MW · 132 kV

Location:offshore

Cleveleys substation

Cleveleys, United Kingdom

182 MW 132 kV · onshore

Rating:182 MW · 132 kV

Location:onshore