Project goals:
- To develop new materials and designs for offshore power grid components which are at the highest risk for failure: namely cable terminations and subsea connectors.
- To significantly increase the breakdown strength and lifetime of cable connectors and terminations by essentially controlling and increasing the interfacial pressure between the components using a new design principle and tailor-made materials. This will, in addition, facilitate higher voltage ratings (> 66 kV) without significant increase in cost, areal or environmental footprint of the infrastructure, a prerequisite for future cost-competitive subsea grids.
R&D partners:
Industry partners:
- ABP Norway AS
- Benestad Solutions AS
- ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS
- DNO Norge AS
- Equinor Energy AS
- OMV (Norge) AS
- Repsol Norge AS
- Sval Energy AS
- TotalEnergies EP Norge AS
- Vår Energi AS
- Wintershall Dea Norge AS
International industry partners:
This is a Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project partly financed by the Research Council of Norway.