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UK’s JDR Advanced Submarine Cable Manufacturing Facility Officially Opens

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Construction of JDR Submarine Cable Manufacturing Base in UK Started

JDR Cable Systems, a global supplier and service provider of submarine cables, has said it has officially opened the construction of its state-of-the-art submarine cable manufacturing facility near Blyth, Northumberland, UK.

The new facility, reportedly covering 69,000 square meters and costing a total of approximately £130 million, will provide vital submarine cable manufacturing technology for the offshore wind power market. Currently, 171 local jobs will be provided during the construction phase of the project.

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Germany To Reach 50Gw Of Installed Offshore Wind Power By 2035

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Germany To Reach 50 Gw Of Installed Offshore Wind Power

The German government’s new round of plans will exceed its 2035 offshore wind power target by 40 GW when installed capacity will reach 50 GW.

To achieve this goal, Germany will provide 4GW of offshore wind power per year from 2027 onwards.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the coastal states of Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and transmission system operators TenneT, 50Hertz and Amprion signed an offshore wind energy agreement unveiling the ambitious plan.

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Olisipo Submarine Cable System Ready for Construction – Connecting The Portuguese Submarine Cable Landing Station to The Data Center

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Olisipo Submarine Cable System Ready For Construction

EllaLink, a high capacity and low latency fiber optic submarine cable directly connecting Europe and Latin America, will create a direct connection between Sines and the Lisbon metropolitan area, known as the Olisipo system.

The Olisipo system is designed to connect all international submarine cable landings in Portugal to the main data centers in the region, using a secure and risk-proof infrastructure.

This new fiber optic submarine cable will land at Carcavelos and Sines, with branch paths built to connect Seixal and Sesimbra cable landings to the Setubal region.

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Britain And France’s Undersea Fiber Optic Cable Was Cut, And Communication Security Is Still Guaranteed?

Since September, Europe has experienced the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline, the breakage of the Norwegian submarine cable, and the deliberate cutting of the German railroad cable. On October 20, the UK’s submarine cable connecting the Shetland Islands and Scotland was sabotaged, leaving the Shetland Islands virtually cut off from the outside world. At the same time, the submarine cable in southern France also suffered a failure, affecting three major communication lines.

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Broken Cable On The Norwegian Seabed Sends a Dangerous Signal

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The Danish Energy Agency confirmed on September 27 that the Nord Stream I and Nord Stream II gas pipelines in the sea of Denmark have leaked. It urgently called for increased vigilance in the electricity and gas sectors.

Then, according to news reports, on October 4, the Norwegian radio and television company reported that the submarine cable from Lofoten to Svorval had broken due to a problem.
The break occurred 500 meters east of Hunningsvale.

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Offshore Wind Power Development: Great! But It’s Hard!

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Prysmian Wins €800 Million Order to Connect Offshore Wind Farms to The Onshore Grid

Offshore wind power has been one of the hottest topics in recent years. As a new mode of power generation that is gradually emerging, it will also be faced with various opportunities and challenges.

The Prysmian Group is known to have been awarded two major contracts worth a total of more than 800 million euros.

These include one signed by Amprion Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of the German transmission system operator Amprion, for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of onshore and submarine cables for the grid-connected systems of two offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Namely DolWin4 and BorWin4.

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Global High Voltage DC Transmission Market to Grow at a CAGR of 8.6% from 2022-2030

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Global High Voltage DC Market to Grow Rapidly

According to a comprehensive research report by Market Research Future (MRFR), the global high-voltage DC transmission market is set to grow at a CAGR of 8.6% from 2022-2030.

The rapid expansion of offshore wind power and the growing electricity demand are the major factors contributing to the growth of this market. The market for high-voltage DC transmission systems is expected to grow as more and more offshore wind power projects are being installed. Offshore wind energy can generate large amounts of electricity, which can then be distributed to areas with high electricity demand.

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9 Consecutive Hours! World’s First 35kv Superconducting Cable Completes Large Load Test

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State Grid Electric Power Company Conducts a Large Load Test on Superconducting Cables

On July 29, the State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company organized relevant units belonging to the company to carry out a large-load test of superconducting power cables, which initially verified the ability of superconducting cables to operate with large loads by operating at large loads of more than 1000A for nine consecutive hours and a maximum of 1289A.

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