RINA has been awarded a contract by RWE to provide cable verification services and offshore converter platform (OCP) construction site quality services at the Sofia offshore wind project.
The full scope of work for the 1.4GW Sofia project will be managed from RINA’s Sunderland office.
RINA will be providing “expert third party surveillance” to support the supply of quality assurance services required to verify the cable design, the manufacturing cycle by inspection, the project specific type test and final acceptance testing (FAT) along with reviewing cable handling and load out procedures.
The project includes 220 km of 320kV high voltage DC offshore cables, running from the landfall area to the OCP as well as a shorter 7km onshore cable to connect from the landfall area to the onshore converter station.
RINA has extensive industry experience in the cables consultancy and inspection field, having worked with RWE on the Triton Knoll project and having supported numerous wind farm operators, cable industry R&D projects, and cable manufacturers with verification, design consultancy and testing services, including forensic investigations.
Sofia’s transmission system senior package manager, Mark Carter at RWE, said, “We selected RINA because of its local expertise and pioneering work in supporting improved subsea cable.
“We have previously employed RINA’s cable expert team for cable consultancy on the Triton Knoll project.”