NorthConnect, the interconnector development company jointly owned by E-CO Energi, Agder Energi (AE), Lyse, Vattenfall and SSE Interconnector Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc), submitted an application to National Grid Transmission for an onshore connection to the mainland network for a 1,400MW electricity interconnector between Great Britain and Norway. NorthConnect, a Norwegian registered company, was established in February 2011 by its 5 shareholders to examine the technical and economic viability of developing, building and operating an HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) interconnector, to be designed so that electricity can flow in both directions. A landing point around Peterhead in north east Scotland, which will require an interconnector of around 570 kms length, has been identified and NorthConnect has submitted an application for a grid connection at Peterhead.