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president of Nexans Pascal Radue on the company’s aims for the future. Redue who has a background in
power generation, explained that the new tower was a response to a big drive among its traditional customers to decarbonise oil and gas fi elds and that Nexans were helping partners do this in “the quickest and most sustainable way possible.” “We want to help the world move
from fossil fuels to renewable energy. But wind doesn’t give the same output to the grid as a traditional generator. The challenges are that when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine need we will need to access stored energy or transmit it from a place where there are these resources. These are two key parts to the renewable energy puzzle and cables can help to solve them.”
STANDARDS NEEDED Redue explains that there is currently a capacity constraint within the sector and that this would be helped enormously by creating an industry standard around these advanced cables and their transmission. “Our projects are currently extremely bespoke meaning that their manufacture is incredibly time consuming,” he says. Redue continues, “the real game in
this industry, is that we are able to deliver. In order to maintain the speed of the energy transition as well as groundbreaking developments there are a lot of processes required to ensure
The new plant can deliver cables of up to 525kV for HVDC and 420kV for HVAC
that there are no surprises. The industry is all about securing execution – from the drawing board to reality.” The company is supporting
sustainability in other ways too, and recently set up a foundation to support sustainable initiatives and bring access and energy to disadvantaged communities worldwide. The group is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A list as a global leader on climate action and is committed to Net-Zero emissions by 2050, aligned with the science- based targets initiative. The company also recently ramped
up capacity by acquiring La Trivaneta Cavi, a European leader in medium
and low-voltage cables. The company primarily manufacturers low voltage cables for building, infrastructure fi re-retardant cable systems and renewable energy applications across 30 countries. Nexans CEO Christoper Guerin
says of the acquisition: “This is fully in line with our vision of Nexans as a global electrifi cation pure player. This move signifi cantly strengthens our presence in the electrifi cation pure player segment.”
For more information visit:
www.nexans.com
The plant’s
construction began in November 2021 and incorporates some of the most advanced cable production technology worldwide
The new tower is currently the tallest building in Norway
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