Debate: Surface or seabed? The best place for your substation

As the ocean energy sector moves towards larger arrays, using individual export cables from every device to shore is no longer cost-effective. Substations will be needed to optimise power export. But what is the best solution for your substation: on the surface or submerged? In this debate, current array developers argue for their preferred option.

Chair: Fiona Buckley, Senior Expert and Senior Project Manager, ENGIE Laborelec