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EuroWire – September 2010 38
technology news
According to the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG),
renewable energy should constitute a 30% share of overall
power generation by the year 2020. Unlike conventional power
stations, which are often sited near consumers in an effort to
keep transmission losses low, electricity from renewable sources
is generated most effectively at locations where the ideal
environmental conditions prevail. Electricity from offshore wind
farms and solar electricity from desert locations are typical.
Troester is well prepared for this development of increased
power generation from renewable energy.
Its product range includes the new AGP
300/35 S belt-type caterpillar (show-
cased at this year’s wire Düsseldorf)
which has been designed specifically
for the manufacture of large submarine
cables with diameters of up to 300mm.
The AGP 300/35 S is maintenance free,
compact in design and can be used
both as a traction and braking unit.
This makes it an economical solution
where weights of up to 100kg per cable
metre need to be transported and held
securely at the end of the submarine
cable manufacturing process. The high
effectiveness of individual drives and
its wide control range underscore the
efficiency of the Troester belt-type
caterpillar.
Cables destined to be laid along the ocean bed are produced
in single segments of up 36km in length. After the cable has
been produced, belt-type caterpillars also have the task of
transporting the cable to coiling stations or directly to a nearby
river or seaport onto cable-laying ships, which lay the power
cable onto the ocean floor directly from the sea.
Troester GmbH & Co KG – Germany
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Caterpillar for submarine cable
AGP 300/35 S from Troester ▲ ▲