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The Challenge <\/span><\/p>\n

Electricity interconnectors play a crucial role in the EU\u2019s strategy to achieve a competitive and integrated European energy market to increase energy security and apply downward pressure to wholesale electricity prices. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 500MW EirGrid East\u2013West Interconnector links the British and Irish markets and brings Britain\u2019s interconnector capacity to 4GW with the 2GW IFA to France, 1GW BritNed cable to Holland and 500MW Moyle interconnector to Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

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The Solution <\/span><\/p>\n

The East\u2013West Interconnector project was financed by a \u20ac300 million loan from the European Investment Bank, capital investments from commercial banks, EirGrid equity and a \u20ac110 million grant from the European Commission.<\/p>\n

With such huge sums and massive power in play, security is vital<\/a> on the 47 miles of subsoil and 116 of submarine cable that connect the Woodland HVDC static inverter plant at Rush North Beach, County Meath, and the Shotton plant on Barkby Beach in North Wales.<\/p>\n

Zaun secured the two inverter plants for Irish national grid operator EirGrid with around 600 metres of ArmaWeave<\/a> fencing to 3 metres in height, buried in a concrete cill and combined with a 4.6 metre high Harper Chalice electric fence, which systems integrator Crime & Fire Defence Systems installed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The fence line had to be connected to an intricate underground earthing grid and to incorporate vehicular sliding gates, pedestrian turnstiles and manual gates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ArmaWeave achieves the highest rated standards for fencing<\/a> defending against forcible attack. Its unique properties and tight mesh pattern provide no climbing aids and resist cutting attacks with hand, powered and non-contact<\/a> tools.<\/p>\n

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