Burbo Bank Export

Offshore GridOperational90 MW33 kV

Basic Information

Also known as:Burbo Bank export cable, Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm export, Burbo Bank OFTO export

Status:Operational

Capacity:90 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Full

Owners:

Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy / SeaScape Energy)(100%)

Type:offshore grid

Expected Life:25 years

Description:

Burbo Bank export is the HVAC transmission connection for the original Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm (the 90 MW, 25 × 3.6 MW Siemens farm) located on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay, UK. The wind farm’s turbines are linked by 33 kV inter-array cabling to export circuits that make...

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Cable Specifications

Burbo Bank export cable (to Wallasey)

Leasowe, Wirral, United Kingdom

1 × 33 kV HVAC · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

System:1 × 33 kV HVAC

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Route length:3.5 km land

Burial depth:

Export cable route for the original Burbo Bank (Round 1) was routed subsea to a Wirral/Wallasey landfall and then taken underground to the onshore substation. Pre-construction and route-recovery documentation prepared...

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