The Group will be present with its comprehensive range of products and services in Stockholm, September 14 to 16 (booth b1131).

Prysmian, worldwide leading Group in the energy and telecommunications cable industry, will present its latest range of products and services for the offshore wind power industry at EOW 2009, the European Offshore Wind Exhibition and Conference that will take place in Stockholm (Sweden) from September 14 to 16.
EOW is one of the leading offshore wind exhibitions and conferences in Europe. This bi-annual event – which this year has doubled in size (4,000 m2 of stand space) in comparison with the previous edition in 2007 – is a special opportunity to engage in high level political debates, technical discussions, business and networking. Exhibition visitors will be able to meet over 260 of the key players in the worldwide offshore wind power industry: manufacturers, developers, engineering and construction companies, power generators and utilities from Europe, North America and Asia.

At EOW 2009 Prysmian will display its full range of products and services for the offshore wind power industry, including submarine cable systems to connect the windmills among them and to ensure the connection with the power supply network, both AC and DC with high power transmission capacity (100-200 MW and above) and Prysmian’s TECWIND cabling solutions, a complete family of products, which include Medium and Low Voltage turbine cables specifically designed to meet the unique conditions of the individual plant and installation area.

Several indicators suggest a very active phase for the offshore wind industry in Europe: just to mention a few, 1,471 MW were installed by the end of 2008 in EU waters (EWEA source) and the capital expenditure forecast for the development of new off shore wind farm projects in Europe amounts to over 15 billion dollars in the 2008-2012 period (Source: Douglas Westwood 2007), with governments continuously stimulating investments. In line with these market drivers, during the past few years Prysmian has been dedicating a strong commitment to this strategic and growing sector.

The Group is involved in several offshore wind park development projects such as Greater Gabbard (UK), which is currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm in construction; Thanet, off the coast of Kent (UK); Alpha Ventus in Germany and Gunfleet Sands in the UK. More recently, Prysmian has secured a €27 million project to manufacture and supply a submarine power cable system for the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

Furthermore, with the purpose of consolidating its market leader position, in 2008 Prysmian made important investments to increase its production capacity to meet the growing demand for cables coming from the offshore wind power sector.

Prysmian’s experts and managers will be available and pleased to meet customers and press at EOW 2009 (booth B1131) to share latest announcements and product releases relevant to the offshore wind power industry throughout the exhibition hours and most noticeably during the in-stand cocktail reception that will take place on September 15, 17: pm.

Prysmian
A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunication, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company with sales exceeding Euro 5 billion in 2008 and a strong position in higher value-added market segments. With its two businesses, Energy Cables & Systems (submarine and underground cables for power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables & Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 38 countries, 53 plants in 21 countries, 7 Research & Development Centres in Europe, USA and South America, and over 12,000 employees. Specialising in the development of products and services designed to meet customers’ specific requirements, Prysmian's key strengths include: a focus on Research & Development, the capacity to innovate products and production processes, and the use of advanced proprietary technologies. Prysmian is listed at the Milan Stock Exchange in the Blue Chip index