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SUMMARY:Subsea Power Cables for Offshore Wind and Tidal Energy - Jeremy Fe
 atherstone\, Blue Ocean Projects
DTSTART:20120118T183000Z
DTEND:20120118T210000Z
UID:TALK35180@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds & Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:Offshore wind and tidal turbines are the subject of much discu
 ssion\, but less is heard about how the power is brought back to the shore
 line.  \n\nJeremy Featherstone of Blue Ocean Projects will describe some o
 f the approaches to deployment and protection of subsea power cables\, bas
 ed on his long experience in the industry.  \n\nIn his talk\, Jeremy Feath
 erstone will cover:\n\n* Introduction to undersea cabling and overview of 
 some of the issues\n* Technologically challenging shore-end landings of ex
 port power cables\n* Recent developments in protection of cables at wind t
 urbine and tidal device foundation ends\n* His experience building a produ
 ct business in the renewables market\n\n*Jeremy Featherstone* is a Charter
 ed Mechanical Engineer with 25 years’ experience in the subsea cable sec
 tor.  After attending Newcastle and Cambridge Universities\, he began his 
 working career at SMD in Newcastle on subsea cable ploughs\, before moving
  to Cable & Wireless Marine (now Global Marine) in Chelmsford working in p
 roject management and technology development roles for submarine telecom c
 ables around the world.  He then joined JDR Cables in Ely as project manag
 er\, gaining experience of subsea power cable and umbilical manufacture\, 
 before founding Blue Ocean Projects Limited (www.blueoceanprojects.com) wh
 ich provides consultancy services and cable protection products to the sub
 sea cable sector.\n\n\nRefreshments served from 18.30.  Talk starts at 19.
 00.  Ends by 21.00 following questions and discussion.\n\nFree to attend. 
  All welcome.  No need to register.\n\nSuitable for A-level and university
  students\, as well as practising engineers.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 3\, Alan Reece Building\, Institute for Manufacturin
 g (IfM)\, 17 Charles Babbage Road\, Cambridge CB3 0FS
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