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Prysmian Cables & Systems, leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cables market, will present its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the offshore wind power industry at the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC 2010) that will take place in
At its booth (Stand 1341, Hall 1) Prysmian will display its broad range of products and services for the offshore power industry including submarine cable systems to connect wind mills among them and to ensure the connection with the power supply network , both AC and DC with high power transmission capacity (100-200 MW and above) and Prysmian’s TECWIND cabling solutions, a complete family of products, witch include Medium and Low Voltage turbine cables specifically designed to meet the unique conditions of the individual plant and installation area.
EWEC is one of the leading offshore wind conferences in
Several indicators suggest a very active phase for the wind industry in
In the latest years, Prysmian has carried out and completed several wind park development projects such as Alpha Ventus in Germany; Gunfleet Sands, Ormonde, Walney I and II, Thanet and Greater Gabbard (which is currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm) in the UK.
With the purpose of consolidating its market leader position, Prysmian has recently made important investments to increase its production capacity to meet the growing demand for cables coming from the offshore wind power sector.
Through its subsidiary Prysmian Powerlink, the Group is now active part of “Friends of the Supergrid” a new organization born to promote and support the development in Europe of large-scale direct current power connections (the Supergrid) as part of the implementation of the European Directive for the promotion of the utilization of power coming from renewable sources.
Prysmian’s experts and managers will be available and pleased to meet customers and press at EWEC 2010 to share latest announcement and products releases relevant to the offshore wind power industry.
Prysmian
A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company with sales in excess of € 3.7 billion in 2009 and a strong position in higher value-added market segments. With its two businesses, Energy Cables & Systems (submarine and underground cables for power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables & Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 39 countries, 56 plants in 24 countries, 7 Research & Development Centres in Europe, USA and South America, and around 12,000 employees. Specialising in the development of products and services designed to customer customers’ specific requirements, Prysmian’s key strengths include: a focus on Research & Development, the capacity to innovate products and production processes, and the use of advanced proprietary technologies. Prysmian is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the Blue Chip index.
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