High voltage engineering outfit EDS has completed testing, jointing and termination works for Elia’s modular offshore grid (MOG) being installed to connect offshore wind in the Belgian North Sea.
The EDS team worked to establish a connection between the offshore submarine cables connecting the Belgian grid operator’s offshore hub and the onshore cables at its onshore substation in Zeebrugge.
EDS was sub-contracted by the project cables manufacturer Hellenic Cables to perform the works on behalf of engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Dredging International, part of DEME Group.
By acting as a central hub, the MOG reduces the number of exports required to connect multiple new wind farms to the Belgian onshore grid to just three, providing cost benefits.
The MOG also enhances security of supply because if one of the cables fails or is faulty, the wind farms will still feed renewable energy into Belgium’s grid.
Hellenic Cables senior project manager Ioannis Stergiou said: “I would like to thank EDS and its team for their commitment, hard work and determination.
“For both the client, and Hellenic Cables, this result is of high importance as the MOG project plays a vital role for Belgium’s energy plan.”
EDS managing director Ken Ritson said: “We have relished the opportunity to work on Elia’s innovative modular offshore grid, and it’s great to have the chance to see first-hand how the industry is working to make the installation of new sites more sustainable and efficient.”