WCA January 2008

Industry news

Nexans provides subsea cables for wind farm

Nexans has recently signed a contract with DONG Energy A/S, Denmark’s largest energy supplier, to supply a total of 70km of medium-voltage (MV) subsea power cables for the Danish offshore wind farm Horns Rev 2 to be constructed over the next two years. The cables will interconnect the wind turbines with each other, as well as with the central offshore transformer station, and will be laid in water depths of between 9 and 18m. In addition to the subsea MV cables in three different diameters, Nexans will also provide power accessories and installation services. Cables and accessories will be manufactured in the Nexans plants based in Hanover (Germany) and Halden (Norway). Deliveries should start in April 2008, while the installation work should begin in June 2008. The project is scheduled for completion by summer 2009.

An artist’s impression of the Horns Rev 2 windfarm m

DONG Energy awarded this extensive project to Nexans following the positive experience with the Horns Rev 1 project, for which Nexans supplied and installed all the subsea power cables. For Horns Rev 2, as in the previous project, the Nexans Group also supply the high-voltage (HV) subsea cable to connect the wind farm with the Danish onshore power grid. Nexans Deutschland Industries GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 511 676 3777 Email : info@nexans.com Website : www.nexans.com

New name, same excellent service

Scapa has introduced a new cable division – Scapa Cable Solutions. Under the new name, Scapa will bring together its extensive range of cable wrapping tapes and components, whilst continuing to develop and invest in new products and technologies to add to the current portfolio of cabling solutions. As part of the Scapa Group, with production sites worldwide, and approaching 90 years experience in this field, the company has a wealth of technical and manufacturing knowledge to call upon in the area of cable wrapping tapes and components. Scapa UK Limited – UK Fax : +44 161 3017 445 Email : marketing@scapa.com Website : www.scapacable.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2008