DONG Energyawarded UK firm JDR Cables their biggest array cable contract to date, to supply subsea power cables for Hornsea Project One offshore windfarm in the North Sea, off the coast of England.
With a capacity of 1.2 GW, when built Hornsea Project One will be the first windfarm in the world with over 1GW, capable of providing enough renewable energy for well over 1 million homes.
DONG Energy and JDR have a framework agreement in place to enhance current designs and develop new technologies and processes to improve the quality and price of subsea power cables.
The contract announced today is the largest array cable award in JDR’s history and will see the company design and manufacture 242km of array cables, covering two thirds of the total wind farm capacity. JDR will also provide terminations, hang-off arrangements and additional accessories as well as services at the site.
JDR CEO, David Currie, said: “This contract award demonstrates our leadership position in the array cable market and is the second award to date for JDR under our partnership agreements with DONG Energy. Our collaboration is encouraging technology development to support technical and commercial cost reduction, which is a critical element of our long-term strategy.”
Earlier this yearDONG Energy announced contracts with JDR and two other UK firms to supply and install array cables for Race Bank wind farm. Array cables connect each of the wind turbines in the offshore wind farm via the offshore substation, to the main export cable that transmits the electricity generated back to shore and into the national grid.