(offshore-energy.biz) Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has launched a new initiative to tackle subsea cable reliability, a critical factor in offshore wind development, as the UK pushes to meet its clean energy targets.
The industry body, representing the UK’s £9.2 billion (around $11,3 billion) underwater sector, has published a white paper outlining the need for improved performance of subsea cable systems, which are essential for transmitting electricity from offshore wind farms to the grid.
According to GUH, with global offshore wind investments projected to surpass $800 billion by 2030, and generating capacity needing to rise by 1,120 GW by 2050 to meet net-zero targets, cable reliability has emerged as a key challenge.
The UK government aims for 50 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030, reinforcing the urgency of addressing this issue.
“This scale of expansion, in both fixed and floating offshore wind, can only be achieved by installing and maintaining hundreds of thousands of kilometres of reliable subsea cables,” said Neil Gordon, CEO of GUH.
“The performance and reliability of these cables is therefore crucial to delivering the UK’s clean offshore power ambition and global net zero targets. But these cables are highly susceptible to damage during installation and operation, leading to substantial insurance claims and costly downtime.”
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