UK-based manufacturer of subsea and power cables, JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has finished the type test qualifications for next-generation subsea cables designed for offshore energy applications, especially in the fixed and floating offshore wind projects, where it is expected to enable the deployment of larger turbines by doubling the electricity voltage capacity of the cable system from the industry-standard 66 kV to 132 kV.

While disclosing its static cable development and testing was supported by a development grant from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership and produced in collaboration with an unnamed materials supplier, with extensive testing performed at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, JDR confirmed the completion of two new type test qualifications at 132 kV for static and dynamic array cables.