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Export cable installation for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm began in early May 2016. OffshoreWind.biz reports that VBMS started the export cable installation works in early May, beginning with pulling the 155 kV cable into an empty tube below the dike near Hooksiel for the connection to the onshore substation near Inhausen. This campaign involved installing a 26.5 km subsea export cable forming the main offshore section of the approximately 32 km, 155 kV AC link that connects the 111 MW near‑shore wind farm to the German grid. The works included cable pull‑in at landfall and subsequent offshore laying towards the wind farm area in shallow waters of the German North Sea.