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...
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...
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...
Collector Stations
Peterhead Grange Substation
Peterhead Grange Substation, Peterhead, United Kingdom