The
15-month
project
would
test
the
case
for
doing
away
with
the
steel
j-tubes
currently
used
to
protect
cables
between
the
seafloor
and
the
transition
piece
that
joins
the
turbine’s
foundation
to
its
tower.
WGK
tells
Recharge
the
study
would
flesh
out
of
the
feasibility
of
using
static
cables
in
dynamic
marine
environments,
and
any
design
changes
needed
to
use
“unarmoured”
cables
offshore,
with
an
eye
on
the
cost-savings
potential
of
a
new
cable
concept.
The
project
team
will
also
run
the
rule
over
any
associated
technological,
engineering
and
supply
chain
issues
linked
to
non-j-tube
designs.
The
work
builds
on
earlier…
