About DONG Energy
DONG Energy (NASDAQ OMX: DENERG) is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, headquartered in Denmark. Around 6,700 ambitious employees, including over 700 in the UK, are engaged in developing, constructing and operating offshore wind farms; generating power and heat from our power stations; providing energy to residential and business customers on a daily basis; and producing oil and gas. Group revenue was DKK 71bn (EUR 9.5bn) in 2015.
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Duncan added: "We are committed to investing in the UK and it's great to award a significant contract like this to a UK-based company which we know offers high-quality design and reliable delivery in harsh offshore environments."
DONG Energy and JDR have a framework agreement in place to enhance current designs and develop new technologies and processes to improve the quality and price of subsea power cables.
The contract announced today is the largest array cable award in JDR's history and will see the company design and manufacture 242km of array cables, covering two thirds of the total wind farm capacity. JDR will also provide terminations, hang-off arrangements and additional accessories as well as services at the site.
JDR CEO, David Currie, said: "This contract award demonstrates our leadership position in the array cable market and is the second award to date for JDR under our partnership agreements with DONG Energy. Our collaboration is encouraging technology development to support technical and commercial cost reduction, which is a critical element of our long-term strategy. We are proud to play a key role in this world-leading infrastructure project and continue our dedicated support to ensuring success for DONG Energy."
Earlier this year DONG Energy announced contracts with JDR and two other UK firms to supply and install array cables for Race Bank wind farm. Array cables connect each of the wind turbines in the offshore wind farm via the offshore substation, to the main export cable that transmits the electricity generated back to shore and into the national grid.
Energy Minister, Baroness Neville-Rolfe said: "We are building a strong, competitive UK supply chain to support our leading offshore wind industry. Businesses in the UK have greater certainty than ever before thanks to Government support.
"This agreement between JDR Cables and DONG Energy is a great example of how this newfound certainty can drive local jobs and growth through the UK supply chain."
