Challenges of Long Power Interconnection: Sun Cable as a case study

Offshore power interconnection is not new, there have been projects around, and some still operational, for over 50 years. Over the past 15 years however the interconnector market has accelerated and continues to do so. Subsea cable lengths are getting significantly longer, for example the 720 km North Sea Link (https://www.northsealink.com/) that went operational in 2021. But there are plans for longer projects where the challenges of a tightening supply chain, deep water installation and system reliability will need to be addressed.

This presentation is focused at the subsea cable. We will briefly review the market status, and provide an overview of the key considerations for project development, installation and operation; thereafter the focus will be on the Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink), in particular the Transport & Installation and Operations & Maintenance challenges.

James has 34 years of offshore experience working in engineering consultancy and, previously, the Royal Navy. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Strathclyde Graduate School of Business, Glasgow, a Master of Science degree in Physical Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bradford University. A Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, James is also a Member of the IET.

He joined the Royal Navy and completed his career after 16 years, leaving as a Warfare Officer with specialist skills in meteorology and oceanography. In the past 18 years he has worked for several engineering consultancies in the renewable energy sector principally focused on offshore wind and power interconnection. He has supported clients throughout the life cycle on more than 20 HVDC interconnector projects; shortest of 85 km, longest approaching 4000 km. He has led teams ranging in scale from around 500 to 1, himself, the latter being the most difficult.

He has been at Xodus for approaching 9 years and leads the Interconnectors & Cables business stream, globally.

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