Electrical systems for offshore wind includes array, offshore and onshore export cables, electrical systems and SCADA design.

OWIC's Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan has prioritised dynamic cable manufacture for the UK to 'make’. Significant capability exists in the UK but the sheer scale presents a capacity challenge.

 Inter-array cables for floating wind in the Celtic Sea alone will require as much as 41km of dynamic and 515km static cables - and require 3-6 cable-laying vessels.

The potential for UK companies to scale-up existing capability is clear. To do so will require close-working with ports and shoreside facilities at an early stage.  Major investment is needed (30-50m according to the IGP) and the twin risks, of demand and timing in a speculative market, under-written.