Nexans has secured a contract from Orsted to supply and install array cables for the 752MW Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm complex off the coast of the Netherlands.
The multimillion-euro deal, first reported in the subscriber-only newsletter reNEWS, covers three-phase 66kV copper cables with two cross-sections to connect the 94 turbines together and to the offshore substations. It is part of a new five-year framework agreement between the two companies.
Nexans will also provide fittings and accessories for the project, including T-connectors.
The array wires will be produced at the Nexans plant in Hanover, Germany, for delivery in 2019. Cable accessories will be supplied by Nexans Euromold facility in Erembodegem, Belgium.
Nexans Subsea and Land Systems will complete connection to the turbine bases in 2020.
Nexans Subsea and Land Systems business group senior executive vice president Vincent Dessale said: “The Borssele wind farms will be the first time that Orsted has used Nexans new 66kV cables for its offshore wind farms.
“Operating at this increased voltage will result in lower losses than using array cabling at the normal 33kV and 36kV voltage level.
“Nexans is proud to be the world’s only supplier that is currently able to equip this new generation of wind parks with a complete in-house portfolio of state-of-the-art cables and standardised connection solutions suitable for a maximum operating voltage of 72.5kV.”
Borssele 1&2 is located around 23km off the Dutch coast in 14 to 36 metres of water.
It will feature Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines on foundations supplied by both Sif and EEW SPC. EEW OSB and Bladt will supply 35 transition pieces each, with the remaining 24 to be ordered later this year by Orsted.