'World's deepest ever power cable' as Prysmian passes 2,000-metres
HVDC line installed as part of Italian link is made of weight-reducing composite
Global power cable giant Prysmian claimed an industry record after an installation 2,150 metres down.
The Italian group said the installation of the non-metallic armoured 500kV HVDC cable was the deepest yet in the power sector.
The cable was installed in a testing phase for the Tyrrhenian Link, a €1.7bn ($1.84bn) project to connect Sicily, Sardinia and the Italian mainland.
The cable in question uses a composite material that can achieve a 50% weight reduction on steel when deployed in water, said Prysmian, which used its Leonardo da Vinci vessel to carry out the installation.
The same cable has previously been installed at 550 and 1,000 metres.
Prysmian is among a clutch of global power cable specialists racing to keep up with surging demand for products to interconnect national power networks and bring power from offshore wind farms ashore.
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