INTER-ARRAY CABLE INSTALLATION


INDUSTRY CLUSTERS


These clusters in turn attract suppliers, expertise and value to the local area. Since Great Britain is an island our ports and maritime industries are an essential asset to our prosperity, their reinvention to the next phase of their life is an exciting time and there is a buzz in the Ports of the region that has not been present since the North East led the way in shipbuilding.


STEEP LEARNING CURVES As with all new industries there are steep technology uptake and learning curves as costs are reduced and products and services are improved to meet new demands and problems.


If these problems are fully defined and this can be achieved iteratively with


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As the offshore wind market matures and becomes an


established industry technology clusters are starting to appear, a great example of which is the consolidation of subsea trenching companies at the Port of Blyth in the North East of England


operation feedback, then the most favourable solution can be determined from an unbiased perspective, even if the solution surprises long held beliefs or points of view.


Fundamental changes in the architecture of the solution will often negate compromises or the progressive correction of symptoms of earlier attempts from occurring, this is where true disruptive technologies and solutions appear from.


INCREASING EFFICIENCIES AND EXPERIENCE In the case of inter-array cable protection, previous trenching technologies were initially used directly from adjacent markets and often using


existing assets without fully defining or understanding the unique problems associated with inter-array systems.


True savings appear from reducing the cost, time and risk of the operations whilst also ensuring the integrity of the cable and of course safety. This can be achieved with increasing efficiencies and experience using existing assets but a step change in performance can only be achieved with better fundamental solutions. Reducing the total risk of the installation should not be understated since these associated allocated contingency costs can still drive the viability of the project.


EXCITING TIMES Some of the latest products becoming available to the market achieve this step change in solution provision and will reduce the total project cost of offshore wind going forward consolidating the industry further, exciting times!


J R Manchester Royal IHC


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