SOMERSET, US - Prysmian Group has announced a renewable energy hub in the United States

Prysmian Group has announced an investment of $200 million to build a new submarine cables factory at Brayton Point, partnering with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the town of Somerset to create a supply hub for essential components for renewable energy production to support the U.S. energy transition. The Brayton Point plant would be a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility on 47 acres located on the Atlantic Coast about 50 miles south of Boston that would create jobs, boost the region's economy, and contribute to a stronger community

According to the company, the group would manufacture innovative submarine inter-array and export cables up to 275 kV AC or 525 kV DC that are needed to US connect offshore wind farms to mainland power grids. These cables would be used to deliver power from several new offshore wind farms, vital to U.S. President Joe Biden's goal of installing 30 GW in offshore wind power by 2030 to achieve the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources.

 They have announced that the plant would also have an R&D facility with a high-voltage test lab, which would be the first of its kind in the United States.

"Today, Brayton is on the frontier of clean energy in America," said Biden in a live speech from Brayton Point. "On this site, they'll manufacture 248 miles of high-tech, heavy-duty cables. Those specialized, subsea cables are necessary to tie offshore wind farms to the existing grid. Manufacturing these cables will mean good-paying jobs for 250 workers -- as many workers as the old power plant had at its peak."

Source: INSIGHT