Trelleborg has won a contract from Orsted to provide four integrated cable protection systems (CPS) for the 1400MW Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm off the east coast of England.
The NjordGuard CPS will be used to protect the project’s array cables from fatigue, over-bending and abrasion, at the entry point to the monopile foundations.
Design, testing and manufacture of the CPS will take place in Trelleborg’s facility in the north of England.
Project engineering works will start immediately, with installation activities scheduled for 2021.
NjordGuard is an integrated CPS, designed and developed to protect offshore wind farm and substation static power cables from over-bending, fatigue, abrasion and impact, in both monopile and J-tube applications.
Trelleborg product group manager for renewables Andy Smith said: “Trelleborg’s NjordGuard provides lifetime protection of the cable at the critical monopile entry point and is easy to both install and remove without diver intervention.
“We are extremely pleased that Orsted has selected Trelleborg to supply NjordGuard for Hornsea 2 and welcome the opportunity to continue our successful relationship.”
Hornsea 2 senior programme director for Patrick Harnett said: “In our continued bid to support and promote a strong national supply chain, we are pleased that Trelleborg’s product will be made locally in the North of England.
“Once complete, Hornsea 2 will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm and it is important to us at Orsted that where possible, we are able to utilise UK industry for the manufacturing and fabrication of components for this global accolade.”
Trelleborg sales manager for renewables Daniel Bate said: “We are very proud to be a part of this prestigious project, in addition to the recent contract award of Greater Changhua 1&2a.
“We look forward to supporting this and future projects as part of our six-year framework for the supply of our NjordGuard cable protection systems.”