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The U.K. just missed it’s record for solar power generation, in April. Once the weather picks up the record will be smashed in may, will break 10GW.
 
Kevj said:
Cable protection systems designed to prevent damage to sub-sea cables cause damage to cables.

Ørsted says offshore UK windfarms need urgent repairs | Energy industry | The Guardian

Operator says it may need to spend £350m over two years to repair cable damage caused by seabed rocks
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A former colleague of mine works for a local company that manufactures a system to prevent such problems; I can't remember if it was £100k or £1m per turbine. I think they were previously in Oil & Gas but saw this as an opportunity and they're doing brilliantly.
 
Patch said:
A former colleague of mine works for a local company that manufactures a system to prevent such problems; I can't remember if it was £100k or £1m per turbine. I think they were previously in Oil & Gas but saw this as an opportunity and they're doing brilliantly.
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Tekmar?

They supplied the wind farm in that link. Squeaky bum time
 
Patch said:
A former colleague of mine works for a local company that manufactures a system to prevent such problems; I can't remember if it was £100k or £1m per turbine. I think they were previously in Oil & Gas but saw this as an opportunity and they're doing brilliantly.
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There’s a few companies in the north east who specialise in cable protection and most emerged from O&G for pipeline risers etc. There’s a notorious poster on here who is in this game.

The problem here relates more to a lack of understanding of scour, seabed currents and micro movements of the rock armour they’ve used. It should be proven tech, but steel pipelines are different to cables and this is only a teething problem.
ravydavygravy said:
Tekmar?

They supplied the wind farm in that link. Squeaky bum time
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Dunno. They’ll have worked to a spec and Ørsted are very much involved in the design and approval side.
If the wear/ erosion is a a new phenomenon, then it’s problematic to apportion blame.
 
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