Hywind Scotland Export

Offshore GridOperationalGB30 MW33 kV27.224 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Hywind Scotland export cable, Hywind Scotland grid connection, Hywind Scotland Pilot Park export cable

Status:Operational

Capacity:30 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Full

Owners:

Equinor (formerly Statoil)(75%)

Masdar(25%)

Type:offshore grid

Expected Life:20 years

Website:marine.gov.scot

Description:

Hywind Scotland Export is the HVAC export cable system that transmits electricity from the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park — a five‑turbine floating wind array (5 × 6 MW, 30 MW total) sited in the Buchan Deep off Peterhead — to the onshore distribution network at Peterhead (Grange) substation. The system...

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Financial

€10.2M

www.voltimum.co.uk

CAPEX:€10.2M

Source:www.voltimum.co.uk

Notes:

Nexans contract ~€10.2M to supply static and dynamic cabling and associated accessories for Hywind Scotland (covers cable manufacture/supply for inter-array and export cables). Likely excludes installation/laying, civil/onshore works and other...

Cable Specifications

Hywind Scotland Export Cable (HS5 → Peterhead Grange)

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

1 × 33 kV HVAC · 30 MVA · 27.2235 km

System:1 × 33 kV HVAC

Power rating:30 MVA

Route length:27.2235 km(25.5985 subsea · 1.5 land)

Burial depth:

Where seabed conditions allowed the Hywind Scotland export cable was trenched/buried using jet trenchers and mechanical trenchers to a nominal target depth of around 1.5 m beneath the seabed. Burial...

Fibre optic:

The subsea export and inter-array MVAC cables for Hywind Scotland incorporate fibre‑optic infrastructure which has been used for condition monitoring and sensing applications. Industry providers (e.g., Proserv) have leveraged the...