Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Export

Offshore GridOperationalGB41.5 MW66 kV23.1 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Blyth Offshore Demonstrator export cable, Blyth Demonstrator export, Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration export cable, Blyth Offshore Demonstrator phase 1 export

Status:Operational

Capacity:41.5 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Full

Owners:

EDF Renewables(100%)

Type:offshore grid

Website:www.edfenergy.com

Description:

The Blyth Offshore Demonstrator export connection is the HVAC 66 kV subsea and onshore cable system that links the operational Blyth Offshore Demonstrator (Phase 1) — a 41.5 MW site comprising five MHI Vestas V164-class turbines — to an onshore substation at the former Blyth Power Station / Cambois Bay...

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Cable Specifications

Array 2 export cable (Blyth Offshore Demonstrator)

Cambois, Northumberland, United Kingdom

1 × 66 kV HVAC · 127 mm dia. · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) · 41.5 MVA · 7.7 km

System:1 × 66 kV HVAC

Construction:127 mm dia.

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Power rating:41.5 MVA

Route length:7.7 km(6.5 subsea · 1.2 land)

Burial depth:

Project documentation and contractor records indicate the export cable was installed using standard subsea cable lay and burial works. Boskalis scope for the Blyth export works included the design, supply,...

Array 3a export cable (Blyth Offshore Demonstrator)

Cambois Bay, Northumberland, United Kingdom

1 × 66 kV HVAC · 127 mm dia. · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) · 41.5 MVA · 7.7 km

System:1 × 66 kV HVAC

Construction:127 mm dia.

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Power rating:41.5 MVA

Route length:7.7 km(6.5 subsea · 1.2 land)

Burial depth:

Installation reports state the export cable was laid and buried and shore‑landed via transition joint bays. Boskalis and project summaries describe design, supply, cable lay and burial activities for the...

Array 4 export cable (Blyth Offshore Demonstrator)

Cambois Bay, Northumberland, United Kingdom

1 × 66 kV HVAC · 127 mm dia. · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) · 41.5 MVA · 7.7 km

System:1 × 66 kV HVAC

Construction:127 mm dia.

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Power rating:41.5 MVA

Route length:7.7 km(6.5 subsea · 1.2 land)

Burial depth:

Project documentation and contractor reports state the export cable was laid and buried along the route and that Boskalis performed pre-survey work and Pre Lay Grapnel Runs (PLGRs) prior to...