Viking Link Visit
About
The Viking Link is the world's longest land and subsea electricity interconnector, a 1.4 GW cable connecting the UK (Lincolnshire) and Denmark (southern Jutland) to share clean energy, improving security and potentially lowering costs for up to 2.5 million homes by linking to Denmark's renewable sources. This visit will give an overview of the overview of the construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
19 Jun 2026
9:30am - 1:30pm
Organiser
- Humber Local Network
Registration information
A mandatory requirement is that some form of photo ID is brought to site to confirm identify. This could be a driving licence or passport. Failure to bring photo ID would result in refusal of access.
Requirement to declare if members have any medical implant devices (eg pacemakers) as the tour would be within an operational substation and areas that are subject to higher levels of EMF.
Lunch shall be provided; any dietary requirements/allergies to be known.
PPE will be require - overalls or two-piece overalls, gloves (on person), safety boots, helmet and safety glasses. There is a large range of PPE onsite for visitors and if attendees don't have access to PPE, measurements shall be required prior to the site visit. (eg height, waist, chest measurements, size of boots)
Speakers
Ryan Bradey
Head of Operations and Maintenance - Viking Link - National Grid
Programme
0930 - Arrival/Welcome/Housekeeping
1000 - Presentation
1100 - Tour
1230 - Lunch
1300 - Close
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