JDR Cable Programs (JDR) has been awarded a contract by Liverpool Bay CCS Restricted, a member of the Eni SpA group, to provide subsea energy cables for its Liverpool Bay CO2 Transportation and Storage mission, which would be the spine of the HyNet North West industrial decarbonization cluster. The scope will see JDR ship roughly 100km of 33kV subsea cables to energy repurposed offshore platforms within the Liverpool Bay space.
The contract consists of the manufacture and provide of 4 subsea energy cables: a main cable connecting the shore to the primary offshore platform, and three infield cables linking extra platforms. These cables will energy the platforms the place the CO2 is injected into depleted offshore storage underneath Liverpool Bay. That is a vital step in enabling Carbon Seize and Storage within the HyNet Cluster, which can seize as much as 4.5 million tonnes of CO₂ per 12 months within the first part, with the potential to extend to 10 million tonnes per 12 months within the 2030s.
The cables, a mixture of aluminum and copper cores, might be designed, manufactured and delivered from the UK in JDR’s upgraded Hartlepool facility and its new excessive voltage cable facility in Blyth. This funding in UK manufacturing reinforces JDR’s dedication to home provide chains whereas supporting the transition to lower-carbon vitality infrastructure.
“By connecting the offshore infrastructure to the UK grid with our energy cable options, we’re proudly enabling the secure and environment friendly injection of CO2, in addition to lowering the broader environmental influence of those operations,” stated Rory Graham, Gross sales Director Floating Wind & Electrification at JDR. “CCS is a key sector for the UK’s vitality transition, and we’re delighted to have the ability to present home subsea cable expertise for key initiatives equivalent to HyNet.”
