North West Evening Mail| Plans for undersea pipes from nuke power plant - 0 views
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RWE hopes to construct a new plant near Sellafield and a scheme to transmit energy under the sea could deflect concerns from the Lake District National Park Authority about the possibility of pylons running across the countryside.Energy generated by wind farms in Cumbria could be transferred to the grid in the same way.Although RWE has not yet decided for definite how to connect power to the grid, the scheme has received some support.Steve Ratcliffe, director of planning and partnerships for the LDNPA, said: “The national park has been in active discussions with the group and supports the undersea pipelines option.”
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RWE hopes to construct a new plant near Sellafield and a scheme to transmit energy under the sea could deflect concerns from the Lake District National Park Authority about the possibility of pylons running across the countryside. Energy generated by wind farms in Cumbria could be transferred to the grid in the same way. Although RWE has not yet decided for definite how to connect power to the grid, the scheme has received some support. Steve Ratcliffe, director of planning and partnerships for the LDNPA, said: "The national park has been in active discussions with the group and supports the undersea pipelines option."