wiredInUSA November 2020

International project for the Arctic

Home grown cable

Image courtesy of lincolngapwindfarm.com.au Hengtong Cable Australia will supply 56km of 33kV, 30km of fiber, and 30km of bare copper cable to RJE Global for Stage 2 of the Lincoln Gap wind farm near Port Augusta, in South Australia. Stage 1 of the Lincoln Gap is operating with 126MW turbines, and construction of Stage 2 is being finalized. The wind farm will include a 10MW grid-scale battery storage system. When fully operational, the facility will have a capacity of 464MW.

Ari-Jussi Knaapila, CEO, Cinia Ltd

Cinia Ltd, in collaboration with Russian telecom operator MegaFon, is developing the Arctic Connect submarine cable project, the first trans-Arctic submarine telecommunications cable between Europe and Asia. Ari-Jussi Knaapila, CEO of Cinia Ltd, described the project as “a real international opportunity”. Cinia Ltd is the leading party of the Cinia Alliance that also includes C-Fiber Hanko Oy, Pietarsaaren Seudun Puhelin Oy, Lapit Oy, Napapiirin Energia ja Vesi Oy and Rovaniemen Kehitys Oy from Finland. Sojitz Corporation, a multinational trading and investment company, has agreed to fund Cinia Alliance as the leading party of the Japanese partnership that includes Atago Corporation, Crypton Future Media, Hokkaido Electric Power Co, Optage Inc and Sakura Internet. In Norway, Bredbåndsfylket Arctic Link AS, comprising Bredbåndsfylket, Ishavslink AS and Sør- Varanger Utvikling, has been established to join the alliance. The 10,000km Arctic Connect cable system will significantly increase the redundancy of global networks by providing a new route between Europe and Asia. The project is currently undergoing a feasibility study, with construction work scheduled to begin in 2022.

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