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UK’s National Grid North Sea Link Ltd has
appointed WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff to
provide cable manufacturing quality
and inspection services on a $2.1 billion
interconnector to link the Nordic and British
markets.
National Grid North Sea Link is working with
Statnett to construct what will be theworld’s
longest subsea interconnector. When
completed, it will consist of approximately
720km of HVDC cable. The interconnector,
scheduled to be operational in 2021, will
link Kvilldal in Norway with Blyth in the UK.
Michael Carr, assistant project manager,
said: “The key to achieve this is to work
alongside Prysmian to identify any
potential manufacturing quality issues prior
to installation, as costs to repair the cable
once installed can be significant.
“WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is keen to
demonstrate [its] track record in this
sector to capitalize on the ever-increasing
number of interconnector projects around
the world.”
Continuous testing will be carried out until
2021.
ABB has finalized the divestment of its high
voltage cables and cable accessories
businesses to NKT Cables. The transaction
was completed on 1
st
March 2017.
The sale, originally announced in
September 2016, is in line with ABB’s
commitment
to
active
portfolio
management, a key element of its next
level strategy. By combining two strong
cable portfolios and maintaining access
to supply through a long-term strategic
partnership, a more competitive cable
business on a larger scale is created
under NKT Cables’ ownership. As part of
the strategic partnership, ABB and NKT
Cables will work together on projects and
research.
NKT Cables’ projects business will be
headed by Andreas Berthou, former SVP
of ABB HV cables. Berthou has been with
the company since 1999 and has extensive
experience with the onshore and offshore
AC/DC industry. Detlev Waimann, former
head of NKT Cables’ projects business,
will take up a position as chief technology
officer.
Quality monitoring
Strategic divestment
complete
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