Brugg Cables, from Switzerland, announced the successful commissioning of their first 345-kV XLPE underground cable installation in the United States. Earlier this year the new system was provided to ...
12 January 2005 – Cable manufacturer Nexans has won a contract worth around €15m ($20m) to manufacture and install the world’s first 420kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) submarine power cable for ...
When extruded dielectric cables were first introduced in the 1960s and 1970s, the industry experts expected the cables to operate reliably for a minimum of 20 years. However, field records and ...