Cables for the onshore network at Innogy’s 857MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off Lincolnshire in east England have started rolling off the production line.
The Nexans-made HVAC cables are being delivered to the Port of Boston on 28 cable drums, which are typically 4.5 metres by 3.5 metres in size. The majority are set to arrive on Sunday 24 March, Innogy said.
The cable drums will then be transported on heavy goods vehicles, via the A16 to a secure storage compound near to the project’s cable route.
Deliveries will start from 7.30am on 25 March until 27 March, and will be staggered to help minimise effects on the road network.
Innogy said each cable drum weighs between 17 to 26 tonnes and contains between 1023 metres to 1690 metres of cable.
In total, 306 drums will be required for the entire Triton Knoll onshore cable route, adding up to more than 360km of cable.
Innogy said the milestone marks the delivery of the “first major elements of the project’s onshore electrical system, and will be ready for installation along the cable route in summer 2019”.