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| ABB wins $33-million contract in Belgium ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a $33-million contract to supply underwater power cables and electrical equipment for phase one of the Thornton Bank wind farm, about 30 kilometers off the Belgian coast in the North Sea. The 60-turbine project is being built in phases by Belgian wind-farm developer, C-Power NV, and will add 300 megawatts (MW) of wind-generated electrical capacity to the national grid. This is equal to one-third of the additional generation that Belgium needs to meet its European Union renewable-energy target and enough power to satisfy the annual energy needs of 600,000 people. ABB's scope of supply includes electrical system analysis, submarine power cables with integrated fiber optics, jointing and the installation of terminations onshore and on the wind turbines. ABB is also supplying all the main electrical equipment for onshore substation. Phase one of Thornton Bank will be commissioned in 2008. The wind farm will generate an estimated 1000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity annually when all phases are completed. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |