Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation has won the contract to provide 281 NjordGuard cable protection systems for Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm project, located in the North Sea, Netherlands.
Under the agreement with Seaway 7, the renewables business unit of Subsea 7, the systems will protect the inner-array power cables for 140 monopile wind turbines.
They will also guard the array cables from over-bending and fatigue at the points where they meet the two offshore substations on the project.
Production of the 281 NjordGuard cable protection system will take place in Trelleborg’s manufacturing facility in the North West of England.
Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation sales manager Daniel Bate said: “We are delighted Trelleborg has been selected by Seaway 7 to supply NjordGuard cable protection systems across all four Hollandse Kust Zuid project sites.
“The award follows continuous efforts, working collaboratively with the team at Seaway 7 to optimize the NjordGuard cable protection system package and offer synergies across the project.”
NjordGuard is an integrated cable protection system designed and developed to protect offshore wind farm power cables in wind turbine generators and offshore substation platforms.
Easily assembled on a vessel to allow speedy installation, the system’s highly abrasion resistant API 17L certified Uraduct material enables it to travel over the seabed without damage, extending cable life.
Most importantly, it facilitates easier installation, reuse and removal without diver and ROV intervention, optimizing efficiency and maximizing safety.
With its installed capacity of 1500MW, Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm will be the largest of its kind worldwide when fully operational in 2023, and the first to be developed without government subsidies.