Singapore-based engineering firm G8 Subsea has recently completed the landing and pull-in of the world’s first submarine cable for offshore solar power and data.
The Northern cable landing, situated at Woodlands, Singapore will transmit data back to mainland with over 5MW of clean renewable energy back to the network infrastructure on the mainland.
G8 used its proprietary cable landing protection system – Cable Protection Duct System (CPDS) to facilitate the cable landing process.
According to G8, its CPDS reduces the cost of cable landings by a factor of 10 by mitigating the use of horizontal directional drilling methods.
The system is applicable to both telecommunications and high voltage subsea cables and ensures the long term safety of the cable on both sea and land portions of the cable landing.
“We are looking towards greater cost effectiveness and security to network connectivity into Singapore. 2020 marks a year of transformation to renewable energy and the future of Singapore 5G networks,” said Gerald Tan G8 managing director.
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