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A 6GW set of subsea cables linking North America and Western Europe
Our vision is to catalyse a new era of energy connectivity and cooperation for the benefit of present and future generations in North America and Europe.
Our mission is to design, develop, and implement cutting-edge electricity interconnection infrastructure between North America and Europe, empowering communities, driving economic growth, and mitigating climate change impacts and energy security concerns.
NATO-L
The North Atlantic Transmission One - Link is the most ambitious and beautiful infrastructure project in the world… and yet the most useful and practical.
NATO-L will connect North America to Western Europe via Eastern Canada and UK & Ireland through a 6GW HVDC set of subsea cables.
The length of the cables is 3,500 kms or 2,200 miles.
The link will be carrying only green electrons, between allies, strong load demands zones, active financial markets, and developed economies..
We have built links across the North Atlantic for centuries!
In 1866, the British ship Great Eastern succeeded in laying the first permanent telegraph line across the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1956, the first transatlantic cable TAT-1 was laid between Canada and Scotland.
Today, several power interconnectors around the world are tackling similar long distances making those links a secure and cost-effective source of 24/7 carbon-free power.
Interconnectors are built on mutual trust
With the electrification of the transportation and the heating sector well under way, western democracies are in need of green, reliable and secure new sources of carbon free electricity.
An interconnector is built on mutual trust. It links two big load centres and brings benefits to both sides, while reinforcing the two grids.
North America
For North America, NATO-L is the opportunity to develop the extraordinary green potential of the Northeastern corner of the American Continent with hydro and wind.
Europe
For UK & Europe, it is another step to increase diversification and security of supply with 24/7 carbon free power.
NATO
For NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation), is a way to build a physical link between its two blocks, strengthening Energy Security amongst its members in a time when energy is being weaponized by hostile regimes.
Optimised for demand and resources
East – West interconnectors are of a particular value - they harness the rotation of the Earth around the Sun.
The renewable resources like wind and solar on each side of the ocean are not correlated, allowing the link to become a virtual 24/7 baseload carbon-free corridor.
Solar in Europe can power North America’s breakfast and five hours later reverse flow to power Europe’s evening demand peak.
NATO-L: from vision to reality.
The project will take 10-15 years to develop. Significant hurdles need to be cleared.
The next three years will be dedicated to shape the project, gather all talents, and obtain the support of all stakeholders (political, regulatory, technical, industrial, and financial).
The initial steps are to:
Establish a consensus around the project
Attract founding members
Bring in the best academics to assess the opportunities and challenges from an energy and infrastructure standpoint
Identify key risks factors
Outline the plan and its milestones
Decide on resourcing and workstreams
Assess the budget and the economic models for the cable
Optimise its integration into existing grids
Vet potential routes and landing zones
Help us lay the groundwork
The Founders
Laurent Segalen
megawatt-x.com
Laurent Segalen is a franco-british clean energy investment banker. Laurent is the founder of Megawatt-X, the London-based Energy Transition investment platform, which he currently heads. Laurent has been trading and investing billions of Euros in Clean Energy over more than two decades. Recent investments have focused on Digital Green Markets, Residential Solar, Batteries and Interconnectors.
His career in Clean Energy spans over 25 years, from Director at pwc, Fund Manager at Mirova (Natixis) to Managing Director Clean Commodities at Lehman Brothers then Nomura.
He was one of the co-authors of the first version of the GHGProtocol "scope 1, scope 2, scope 3" emissions concept and helped create the European Trading System. Laurent has won the “Renewable Energy Leader of the Year” 2024 Award by EnergyBox.
Finally, Laurent co-hosts the award-winning podcast Redefining Energy with Gerard Reid. Launched in 2018, the podcast has now been downloaded more than 1.5m times.
Gerard Reid
gerardreid.com
Gerard Reid is an Irish Investment Banker and a leading authority on the changes going on across the worlds of energy and mobility. He is a founding partner of Alexa Capital, which delivers corporate advisory, financing, and asset management solutions across the energy, energy infrastructure, mobility, and energy technology sectors.
He is also a member of the Global Future Council on Advanced Energy Technologies at the World Economic Forum. Gerard has spent over 15 years working in investment banking (equity research, fund management and corporate finance) and has taught in various universities across the world.
Finally, Gerard co-hosts the award-winning podcast Redefining Energy.
Simon Ludlam
MaresConnect
Simon Ludlam, a former investment banker, is the founding partner of Etchea Energy which currently provides the Management Team to the Irish MaresConnect interconnector project.
Etchea Energy previously provided Project Director services to the €500m Greenlink Interconnector where it was successful in introducing Cap & Floor regulation in Ireland, securing PCI status for the project, and raising equity finance for the construction phase. Prior to Greenlink, Simon originated and led the development of the €600m ElecLink interconnector project through the Channel Tunnel.
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