Although
subsea
electricity
lines
account
for
about
only
15%
of
the
total
cost
of
an
offshore
wind
farm,
the
preponderance
of
bad-news
stories
emanating
from
projects
in
recent
years
can
be
traced
back
to
the
cabling
sector.
From
Oceanteam’s
decision
to
withdraw
from
cable-laying
in
2009
after
haemorrhaging
money
at
projects
such
as
Rhyl
Flats
and
Gunfleet
Sands,
to
Subocean’s
stumble
into
administration
after
biting
off
more
than
it
could
chew
at
Thanet
and
Greater
Gabbard,
the
sector
has
consistently
been
the
bane
of
the
broader
offshore
wind
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