ABB wins $130m cable order for massive Dong wind farm

Posted on 13 Mar 2015 by Tim Brown

ABB has won an order worth around $130m (£87m) from Dong Energy, the Danish integrated energy company, to supply a high-voltage cable system that will bring power from the Walney Extension wind park off the North West coast of England to more than a million people in the UK.

The Walney Extension will provide additional generation potential of 660 MW on top of the existing offshore wind farm’s 367 MW. When completed, both offshore wind farms will be capable of providing clean electricity to over 800,000 households, making a significant contribution to the UK’s target of achieving 15 percent of its total energy production…

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