MOL wins AiP for cable jointing/burial vessels designs
Published by Jessica Casey,
Editor
Energy Global,
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the basic design of specialised vessels to joint and bury subsea power cables.
Power transmission lines must be reinforced to deliver electricity from wind power generation sites, such as those in Hokkaido, to distant major consumption centres. Long-distance subsea direct current transmission is regarded as a promising solution for efficiently transmitting large volumes of power, and it is considered effective not only for power grid development, but also for offshore wind power generation.
MOL is working with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) to develop fundamental technologies – including a new type of cable-laying vessel – as part of a project subsidised by the Japanese government's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
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