Offshore wind energy has moved from a niche, high-cost technology to a mainstream power generation option at scale across multiple major markets, and this transition has created substantial new demand for the cables and conductors needed to move that power from offshore turbines to onshore grids. The aluminum wire and cable industry has a meaningful…
The overhead transmission conductor market has historically been dominated by ACSR, Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced, for the simple reason that the steel core provides the tensile strength needed to span long distances between towers without excessive sag, while the aluminum strands carry the current. AAAC, All Aluminum Alloy Conductor, uses aluminum alloy strands throughout rather…