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To meet public concerns about the environment and energy sustainability, power providers want safe practices at every level: from diverse power generation to domestic household wiring.
Nexans not only protects the environment through safe materials, designs and installation, but prolongs your network’s lifetime by assuring safe removal, replacement and recycling.
 Nexans supplies a full range of WINDLINK™ cables to virtually every wind turbine manufacturer worldwide, and has been instrumental in developing environmentally friendly infrastructure solutions both onshore and offshore. Technical expertise is often provided at the design phase; we have been present in projects like Horns Rev (Denmark), Sheringham Shoal (UK) and Alpha Ventus (Germany).
 Because power utilities want to assure low impact on the environment, Nexans has long since started to eliminate lead in its screens, and has now pioneered a new compact HV cable with a welded aluminum laminated screen. This makes it possible for you to have much longer lengths on reels during installation, fewer connections and less maintenance. France’s RTE has already specified this kind of cable in its network.
 Nexans has patented a safe way for draining oil in cables with a special eco-friendly mixture that reduces residue to a minimum. Cables are recycled as secondary raw materials (copper, aluminum and plastics) through Recycable (owned jointly with Sita).
 For distribution, Nexans has several MV underground applications. Directly Buried Cables free the skyline from overhead lines, and reduce truck movement and burial activities to a minimum. Hybrid power and fiber-optic cables provide important multifunction capacity for enhanced monitoring and control. Smart accessories, able to supply information, allow you to keep a constant eye on your network.
 Nexans Life Cycle Assessment makes it possible to compare and determine the best environmental solution for your network. Using this method, the ecological footprint of a product can be measured, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal, and includes production, distribution and use. An environmental declaration allowed Iberdrola (Spain) to choose the best solution with confidence.
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