Global Offshore, part of Global Marine Group, will deploy a new backfill subsea plough when it starts cable installation work on Vattenfall’s 605MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark.
The work, which will kick off in the summer, will see Global Offshore completing the array cable installation, burial, testing and termination.
The Global Symphony (pictured) and the CS Sovereign vessels will carry out the job, which will start with boulder clearance using the multi-function pre-play and backfill subsea plough.
Osbit delivered the plough to coincide with the start of the work.
Global Offshore said: “The plough minimises the operational risk and time required to install subsea cables utilising unrivalled single pass capability that delivers boulder clearance and pre-trenching up to 1.7 metres, in a single run.”
Global Offshore managing director Mike Daniel said: “We’re extremely pleased to be working with Vattenfall on this milestone project at what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, producing enough energy to power over half a million homes.
“As a group, we have a combined track record of over 850 power cable installations, working in both the offshore renewables and oil & gas markets.
“Once completed, the installations at this important offshore wind farm will push that tally close to 1000 power cable installations.
“Our team’s work will be begin on site in summer 2019 with boulder clearance along the cable installation route utilising our new pre-lay plough, which is an exciting new tool for our subsea business.”
He added that the company will work GMC company CWind on the completion of cable pull-in activities.