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Thorne & Derrick | Approved & Verified Supplier Status to GE Renewable Energy

• PR: Chris Dodds Sales & Marketing Manager with Thorne & Derrick International | 17.08.20

Following a 12 month Supplier Performance Assessment and the successful completion of several UK, European and US projects, Thorne & Derrick International based in the UK, are delighted to announce that today we have been accredited with Approved & Verified Supplier Status to GE Renewable Energy.

Our recent projects include the supply off Earthing, Discharging & Substation Safety Equipment to the Terna 320kV HVDC Italy-France Connector project and a 33kV Cable Accessories package to Block Island USA Offshore Wind Farm.

We are also currently assisting GE (Grid Solutions) with the technical specification of Medium Voltage Electrical Equipment to the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) – a joint stock company subscribed by the six (6) Gulf States.

Congratulations to our UK & Export Sales Teams and our Supply Chain for enabling this significant achievement – this opens excellent renewable industry opportunities for our businesses to continue forwards and upwards on our growth paths.

GE Renewable Energy harnesses the earth’s most abundant resources – the strength of the wind, the heat of the sun and the force of water; delivering green electrons to power the world’s biggest economies and the most remote communities.

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Brugg EHV Straight Joint & Jointing Bay

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Pictured: EHV Straight Joint & Jointing Bay

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Cable Damage | PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit

Pfisterer Universal Repair Kit

For All Types Of MV HV Cable Damage

One wrong move with an excavator shovel and the cable is cut. Hundreds of households and businesses are left in the dark. When cable damage occurs, the cable has to be replaced quickly.

With the PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit, they offer grid operators the first “ready-to-use” cable repair system – suitable for all XLPE insulated cables, regardless of type, age or diameter. Energy suppliers can repair MV HV cable faults within a very short time, even in historically evolved networks.

Fault-free grid operation is a must for energy suppliers, not only with a view to customer satisfaction but also because of high downtime costs.

Nevertheless, damage to conductors caused by construction work, ageing or water ingress cannot be completely prevented. When damage occurs, the cable has to be replaced quickly. Yet with historically evolved networks, preventive inventory holding is extremely cost-intensive due to the large number of installed cable types and conductor diameters.

Replace – Plug In – Finished

This is where the PFISTERER Universal Repair Kit comes in, enabling selective and fast repairs to damaged sections of installed cables. It features the universal plug-in principle of PFISTERER fittings. These enable all kinds, materials and diameters of different cables to be connected.

In combination with just one defined XLPE replacement cable – for example the cable with the largest cross-section in the operator’s grid – universal and reliable repair kits for faulty cable sections can be put together within a very short time, regardless of which XLPE cable type and cross-section has been affected by the damage. Thanks to the connection fittings, the pluggable replacement part fits all XLPE cable types in the network.

Less Stock, Less Outlay

As a result, grid operators cut out the expense of holding a stock of all cable types. At the same time, the modular design of the joints and connectors reduces the range of parts that need to be stocked.

The universal cast resin joint is suitable for voltage levels up to 170 kV. It also meets all necessary shielding requirements including cross-bonding or for fibre optic cable monitoring. And it means simpler installation for the fitters, as only one universal system needs to be used.

Ready-To-Use: Quick Deploy Solutions

The PFISTERER fittings are oil and gas-free and therefore ready to use immediately. The new Universal Repair Kit is part of a whole series of rapidly deployable solutions – the Quick Deploy Solutions – which PFISTERER provides to assist its customers with repair, installation, maintenance or overhaul activities.

These include connection solutions for easily transportable emergency transformers, as well as interim cable systems and a universal kit for bridging system components in substations.

Stockists & Suppliers

The range of Pfisterer cable plugs, joints, terminations fittings and accessories offers solutions for virtually all MV & HV Cable Connection applications – Pfisterer accessories use silicone as an insulating medium due to the excellent properties that it possesses.

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THORNE & DERRICK

Thorne & Derrick are national distributors of LV, MV & HV Cable Installation, Jointing, Substation & Electrical Equipment – servicing businesses involved in cabling, jointing, substation, earthing, overhead line and electrical construction at LV, 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and EHV. Supplying a complete range of power cable accessories to support the installation and maintenance of low/medium and high voltage cable systems:

• Slip-on Cable Terminations
• Cold-shrink Cable Terminations
• Heat-shrink Cable Terminations
• Cable Joints – Heat & Cold-shrink
• Separable Connectors (Euromold)
• Surge Arresters & Switchgear/Transformer Bushings

Key Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV 

Size 3 Pfisterer 630sqmm XLPE Transformer Tails & 500sqmm XLPE Feeders

Size 3 Pfisterer

Image: Marc Fenn | 11kV & 33kV Cable Jointer

CONNEX Connectors

Thorne & Derrick stock Pfisterer Size 3 connectors to terminate 33kV single core 185sqmm, 240sqmm, 300sqmm, 400sqmm and 630sqmm XLPE insulated cables with copper wire screens into SF6 type gas-insulated MV medium voltage switchgear.

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138kV HPPT

Image courtesy of : Steve Fielder HV/EHV Cable Jointer

Pictured : 138kV HPPT – High Pressure Pipe Type. Connectors are screened and paper taping ready to start.

One of three cables – pin pressed, lead plugged and taped.

For pudding – just one more core to go …

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Includes access to our popular JOINTERS BLOG with contributions from utility professionals, linesmen and cable jointers working on MV HV EHV cables and overhead lines typically at 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and up to 132kV.

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