The 66kV underwater cable network will link the development's 14 MHI Vestas 8MW V164 turbines, which will be mounted on concrete gravity base foundations from Royal BAM, to the onshore grid.

The cables being supplied, piloted under a UK Carbon Trust technology demonstration programme, are designed to have greater power capacity with a smaller cross section and lower current than 33kV concepts, as well as improved lifecycle cost-efficiency.

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