2005-12-08 - 36kV XLPE cable will interconnect wind turbines and transport 90MW of power 6.5km to shore
ABB has been awarded a contract valued at around £6 million by SeaScape Energy Limited to supply all the submarine cables for the 90MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm project in Liverpool Bay. SeaScape Energy Ltd, which is owned by Elsam Kraft A/S (Denmark), will begin construction in Spring 2006 on behalf of the owner and operator enXco.
For the project ABB will deliver 40km of XLPE(cross-linked polyethylene) armoured 36kV 3-core AC cable, with integrated optical fibre for remote monitoring and control. The cable will interconnect 25, 3.6MW, wind turbines on Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay at the entrance of the River Mersey, and transport the power 6.5km to the shore. The wind farm is expected to produce some 315 GWh per year, enough electricity for around 75,000 homes.
The XLPE cable will be manufactured at ABB’s specialised high voltage cable production facility in Karlskrona, Sweden. An ABB installation team will carry out the termination and testing work on each turbine. The project is expected to be completed towards the end of 2007.
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