Construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm reaches major milestone

Yorkshire, UK - Dogger Bank Wind Farm has successfully installed nearly 73 miles of HVDC cables in East Riding of Yorkshire for the first two phases of the project.

SSE Renewables has announced that the construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm has reached a major milestone as teams have safely installed almost 73 miles of HVDC underground cables in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

According to SSE Renewables, the Cable installation was carried out by North Wales-based Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK and supported by Bristol-based Powersystems UK and North Yorkshire cable specialists FB Taylor.

The focus is now on the installation of around four miles of HVAC cable from its convertor station site near Beverley, to the Creyke Beck electricity substation near Cottingham.

Source: SSE Renewables