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physical foundations , which is a fantastic sustainability story . Our high voltage cable manufacturing facility will serve the offshore renewable energy industry and the transition to Net Zero , and we are looking forward to starting operations next year .”
Delivering cost efficiencies
JDR has also carried out significant manufacturing facility upgrades across its existing sites . “ The team at Hartlepool is just about to make their longest , single-length power cable ,” Mark adds . “ It ’ s a 66,000-volt , 800-square-milimeter aluminum cable that is 14 and a half kilometers long . You can ’ t underestimate the challenge involved in producing such a product . It ’ s been completed live in between projects and has been delivered successfully , right first time . So , it ’ s a great result .”
The vast scale of this type of machinery is significant and this investment both in Cambois and Hartlepool is indicative of JDR ’ s commitment to adding greater capacity and capability . “ We ’ re currently the market leader in floating wind array cables ,” Mark continues . “ This and further expansion allow us to continue that trend and make larger cables in longer lengths . Likewise , it sets us up ready for expansion into the higher voltage export cable market . These cables are used to transmit large amounts of power from offshore substations back to shore . The market will also need larger volumes of these critical infrastructure cables going forward . So , we plan to keep building on our cable technologies to deliver what the market needs in terms of higher voltage export or array cables .”
The custom-designed manufacturing facility in Hartlepool , on the North-East UK coast is ideally positioned for subsea cable offshore wind projects and facilitates simultaneous production . Without the need for transhipping , JDR can reduce timelines and provide real cost efficiencies .
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