Kilometer long Thanet offshore wind 132kV connector cable laid in four hours

16 April 2010

A massive connector cable for the Thanet offshore wind farm has been laid in hours using a special type of plough.
Contractors Spencer ECA modified a SpiderPlow to do the job, which involved laying 250 tonnes of the cable some two metres deep across a chalk-based beach and a salt-marsh designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
With a rising tide to consider, the firm installed 1.1 kilometers of cable in under four hours.
Source: Utility Week

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