UK company Global Offshore has won a contract from Spanish outfit Grupo Cobra for the cable installation and burial at the 48MW second phase of the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm off Scotland.
Global Offshore will use specialist installation vessel Normand Clipper to install one export and five array cables at the site to a total length of 30.3km.
Work will kick off in the spring to clear boulders and prepare routes using a pre-lay plough.
Installation will include the use of a dynamic riser to allow for movement of the platform, Global Offshore said.
Remedial burial will be completed on parts of the route by a jet trencher, following cable installation, it said.
Global Offshore managing director Mike Daniel said: “We’re pleased to be working with Grupo Cobra on this project, located just on the doorstep of our head office in Aberdeen.
“We are taking our extensive experience in installing dynamic umbilicals and flexibles in offshore oil and gas, and applying it to cable installation in the emerging floating wind farm sector, a growth area of offshore renewables.
“Utilising multiple assets from across the Group to deliver this project showcases the complete cable installation solution that we’re able to offer to our customers.”
The second phase of Kincardine will feature five MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines.
A first 2MW stage has already been installed featuring a single Vestas V80-2.0MW turbine.