wiredinUSA January 2015

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Power lines down

Project progress

Denmark's DONG Energy Distribution has removed approximately 4,200km of overhead power lines from the northern part of Zealand and the Greater Copenhagen district. Thousands of overhead line poles have been taken up from residential areas and roads, and 8,000km of cables have been buried in one of the largest infrastructure projects in Denmark. Anders Vikkelsø, vice president of DONG Energy, stated: “The planning of the cable laying began back in 2000 after a severe hurricane hit Denmark at the end of December 1999. Today, we've completed the cable laying, and I'm pleased that the consumers in our grid area no longer have to fear major power cuts when Mother Nature takes its toll, causing trees to fall down on overhead line poles and power lines. Now that the power cables are buried in the ground, we can avoid this.” Many municipalities on Zealand have also taken the opportunity to upgrade the outdoor lighting, and more municipalities are expected to follow suit in the near future.

CT Offshore has completed the installation of the inter-array cables for Dong Energy's 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 project. The company’s SIA vessel installed 44 cables at the project site, located 37km off the German coast. The commissioning date for the project is in the first half of 2015. CTOffshore is nowpreparingto install cables at another Dong Energy development, Gode Wind 1 and 2 projects.

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