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SPR to test JET's 5G at Sea solution at East Anglia THREE

By: Tom Russell 05/09/2022 JET Engineering System Solutions

General Windfarms

JET Engineering System Solutions (JET) has recently been awarded a contract by ScottishPower Renewables to assess the potential deployment of a 5G mobile network at sea for the construction of its East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm.

According to JET, its in-house developed 5G buoy platforms provide communications and stream environmental data such as live sea state and weather information from miles offshore. It claims mobile connectivity – as well as weather, sea state, environmental, and video feeds – are to be made available in real time with the only trip out needed to deploy the network of buoys hosting the systems, saving time and money.

ScottishPower Renewables will focus on the construction of East Anglia THREE, with the findings also being considered for the operational phase.

James Thomas, CEO at JET, commented: “We are incredibly excited to be formally working with ScottishPower Renewables to bring our solution to the offshore wind market. We met the team in 2021 and they have been instrumental in our market research so far.

“This partnership is our next step towards our network deployment goals and we are looking forward to seeing our systems bring some real benefit to those working offshore. In addition, not only are we able to provide connectivity that is currently unobtainable, but by providing accurate wind and rain maps surrounding the wind farm we will be able to inform decisions on the best time to activate turbines to increase asset life and maximise utilisation.”

Andrew Blair, Lead Telecoms Engineer at ScottishPower Renewables, said: “We’re pleased to be working with JET on East Anglia THREE to explore what this new technology could do for our windfarms and how it could improve our communications and connectivity.

“Having quick and easy access to data and a reliable communications network will help ensure we can progress the construction of our biggest offshore windfarm at pace and get our turbines turning as quickly as possible to produce enough green electricity to power more than one million homes.”

With a capacity of 1,400 MW, East Anglia THREE secured consent in 2017 and a CfD in July 2022. It is part of the the East Anglia Hub being developed by ScottishPower Renewables which also includes East Anglia One North and Two. Applications for development consent for the East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO offshore wind farms were approved back in April. The three projects will have a combined capacity of around 3,100 MW.

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