PMSS America, the New York based arm of TÜV SÜD PMSS, will work with engineers Red Penguin to run the rule over regulatory and environmental parameters of cable spacing for export trunklines and inter-array lines, to prevent slowdowns on wind farm developments now taking shape off the US.

“Subsea cable installation in offshore wind has at times been a lightning rod for spiraling costs and unexpected delays – creating uncertainty for prospective financiers and investors,” says  TÜV SÜD PMSS senior vice president Sebastian Chivers.

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