RIASSUNTO
National Grid Interconnector Holdings (NGIH) develops HVDC interconnector projects and in recent years has been responsible for developing Nemo Link [1], North Sea Link (NSL) [2], IFA2 [3] and Viking Link [4]. Through our experiences we have gained expertise in challenges faced in project consenting. A primary focus of specialist engineers in the field of HVDC is, rightly, the development and implementation of technology to meet the owner/operators requirements. However, another key element is ensuring that consenting is achieved for the scheme. There are a large range of technical specialisms involved in the consenting process. It is not just environmental and engineering experts that need to be actively involved; the integration of the complete engineering team is the key to success. This can provide a number of novel challenges as the relevant stakeholders are often not engineers with the same level of domain expertise and experience.