Offshore wind industry to increase array voltage
Companies in the offshore wind industry have announced plans to increase voltage of the power cables in arrays from 66kV to 132kV. They said the rise in voltage will improve the efficiency of electricity collection, facilitate the deployment of larger, more powerful turbines, and lower costs and environmental impacts by reducing the length of cables.
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