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“ We ’ ve actually just finished manufacturing a prototype aluminum 132,000-volt cable , which is the next size up ,” adds Mark Braybrooke , COO . “ We have the materials available to start the copper version and are moving forward with qualification of these next generation array cables which should finish in April 2024 . Interestingly , the standards for the accessories to support these advanced array cables need to catch up . There ’ s no definitive decision on some aspects of the connectors , so to qualify the cable system we need to wait for those other technologies to be agreed . In certain marketplaces , there is considerable client interest in stepping up to those greater capacity cables .”
“ If you look at more recent projects under construction , such as Dogger Bank in the North Sea ,” James continues , “ they ’ re starting to use 15 and 16 megawatt turbines , which require the 66,000-volt cables . In the next five years or so , that ’ s likely to be increased to between 18 and 20 megawatt turbines , which will require the 132,000-volt cable and accessory technologies . We ’ re just ahead of the market in bringing those products through , which will benefit the energy consumer in the longer term by reducing the cost of offshore wind infrastructure .”
In 2022 , JDR announced plans to open a new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois , near Blythe , Northumberland . “ It ’ s progressing well ,” elaborates James . “ The main steel work has been erected and much of the factory roof has now been installed . The machinery ’ s been ordered ahead of schedule and installation will commence in a few months ’ time . We ’ re right in the middle of construction and we ’ re essentially building on the site of two disused coal-fired power stations . We ’ re building off the existing
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