The contract for the supply of 30 kilometeres of MVAC array subsea cables was awarded by the developer Vattenfall Wind Power. The wind farm is scheduled to start generating electricity during the course of 2014 with commissioning of the extension in 2015. The existing wind farm, consisting of thirty 3MW turbines, is operated by Vattenfall and will be extended by an additional fifteen 3MW turbines. The facility stands in 5 metres of water and located off the north coast of Kent.
“As a partner to the offshore wind industry from the first hour, we have been positioning ourselves for projects in the UK and this project fits just perfectly into our market strategy” said Thorsten Schwarz, Vice-President of NSW’s shareholder General Cable, of which the company is a subsidiary.
NSW GmbH is a subsidiary of General Cable Corporation, itself a global leader in the development of copper, aluminium and fibre optic wire and cable products for the energy market. NSW specialises in the field of submarine telecommunication cables and in the last six years has orientated itself particularly in the direction of renewable energy projects.
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