The cable network below the seabed

Offshore wind energy comes ashore along cables in tidal areas and on land itself. But how do you bury a cable up to 8 metres under the beach?

The tools to bury cables in these shallow areas were inadequate. Until Jan De Nul’s Sunfish changed that. This page gives you a first impression, but did you know that our quarterly newsletter Focus has a whole lot more to offer? Expect to find a load of extra exclusive photos, mind-boggling figures and fascinating video content on this an many other topics. Not subscribed yet? Time to make it happen!

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The Sunfish was born as an intertidal ploughing vehicle. The tool was later equipped with a chaincutter to bury an export cable. Today, the Sunfish is fully customised to lower an export cable by means of waterjetting technology.

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The pressure of this machine is no higher than that of a human being? An important feature when building machines that are used in nature-sensitive areas.