Greener cabling solutions Nexans

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Nexans is the global leader in the development and manufacture of cables and advanced cable systems and solutions. Philip Yorke reports on a company that continues to set the industry standards through innovation and its clear commitment to facilitating the transition to clean energy and the development of energy networks between countries worldwide.

Nexans was founded in Oslo, Norway in 1915 and is part of the multinational Nexans Group of France. The company is a global player in a wide range of key industrial sectors including infrastructure, renewable energy, construction and local area networks (LAN) among many others. In the infrastructure market, Nexans supplies a broad range of products including medium voltage connectors, surge arrestors, cold and hot shrink joints and bushings for transformers and switchgear.

For the industrial sector the company offers a complete portfolio of cables and solutions for markets as diverse as automotive, aerospace, rolling stock, and shipbuilding, as well as for nuclear power, oil & gas and the petrochemical industry. In the building and construction industry Nexans supplies cables and network solutions for public buildings and large industrial complexes.

With an industrial presence in more than 40 countries, 120 manufacturing facilities and commercial activities worldwide, the Nexans Group is a leading global player. Today it employs over 25,000 people and in 2016 recorded revenues of more than €8 billion. The Nexans Group is listed on the Euronext stock exchange as well as on the New York stock exchange.

Bringing cleaner energy to the world

Nexans is building a new state-of-the-art vessel for submarine highvoltage cable installation. This futuristic ship is designed to ensure the safe and efficient transport and installation of cable systems throughout the world. The decision to construct this high-tech vessel forms part of the company’s recently announced initiative to reinforce its manufacturing and installation capabilities. This is in response to the growing global demand for high-voltage cabling systems, with a special focus on interconnectors and offshore wind projects across all five continents.

In the face of growing concerns surrounding climate change, energy transition is now a top priority on the international agenda. In order to drive this fundamental shift in the production of global energy production and distribution of cleaner energy, Nexans has announced recently that it has started the construction of a new cutting edge cable-laying vessel for submarine high voltage cable systems installation.

“The construction of this new cable-laying vessel is a fundamental milestone in our commitment to cleaner energy,” said Amaud Poupart-Lafage, Nexans CEO. “For many decades, Nexans has been acting for energy transition and sustainable development. In this next exciting chapter, the cutting-edge technology of the new ship will enable Nexans to support countries in their development of their unlimited potential of renewable power generation,” he added.

The new vessel will be built by the Uljanik Group, a Croatia based shipyard with over 160 years of expertise in the construction of all types of specialised vessels. This high capacity addition to the Nexans fleet is designed for the worldwide installation of large volumes of HVAC and HVDC cable systems, even in the most severe weather conditions. The vessel covers the complete Nexans submarine product range and has a 10,000-tonne capacity turntable. The new ship has been designed by the leading consulting agency Skipsteknisk AS and encompasses around 100 years of Nexans’ experience in submarine cable installation, thus taking it to the next level in sustainable power generation.

europe’s largest on-shore wind power project

Nexans’ cables are set to carry green energy to thousands of Norwegian households in the largest on-shore wind-power project in Europe. Norway’s energy sector is set to more than double its wind energy generation capacity in a single move, with the construction of the Fosen Vind Project. Linka AS, the electro-technical contractor for the project, selected Nexans to supply cable for the Roan Wind Farm.

This is the first of six such wind farms in Fosen Vind DA’s development project in central Norway, that will become Europe’s largest onshore wind farm project. The first phase is made up of 71 turbines and will have a capacity of 255 MW. When completed, it will provide enough energy for over 170,000 Norwegian households. Nexans will supply over 200 kilometres of TSLF 36kV underground cables to interlink the turbines and to transmit the power to the national grid.

Nexans Norway’s head of sales and marketing, Bard Lillehaug, said: “The renewable energy market is an important target area for Nexans. We have supplied cables for the majority of on-shore wind

farms in Norway and a considerable share of wind farms internationally. The choice of our cable by Linka AS is a very welcome recognition for us.”

Complete installation service

Nexans submarine power cables interconnect large wind turbines and complete wind parks, to both local and distant grids. The company oversees the complete installation of medium and high voltage cables from the initial pre-qualification design, to customised production, logistics, installation and testing.

Nexan works in close partnership with developers, power utilities, installers and contractors worldwide. Its unrivalled reputation for excellence is based upon its oil and gas submarine energy and telecom cabling expertise and its unique on-shore and offshore cable installation know-how. For further details of the company’s innovative products and services visit: www.nexans.com