JDR Cable Systems has completed type test qualifications for two 132kV subsea cable designs—static and dynamic—intended for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects. The development and testing of the static cable were supported by a grant from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership.
The cable was developed in collaboration with a materials supplier and tested at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. JDR plans to manufacture the 132kV static cables at its existing Hartlepool site and its new high-voltage facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland.
The dynamic cable qualification forms part of the company’s AHEAD (Advanced High-Voltage Export and Array Dynamic) cable project, supported by £1.6 million from the Department of Energy Security and Net-Zero’s Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme. The testing programme included over 1.5 million tension-bending cycles, confirming the design’s performance under the mechanical stress expected in floating wind environments.
