Marine consultancy LOC France has completed survey work for the cable transport and installation operations for the IFA2 Interconnector, between the UK and France.
LOC won the marine warranty survey contract in 2017 for the RTE and National Grid project.
It is the second interconnector running between the UK and France, with a total length of 204km and a high-voltage link capacity of 1GW.
The interconnector will contribute to the redistribution of low-carbon energy between both countries.
It will also be able to cope with the growth of electricity exchanges between France and UK, by increasing the cross-border capacity of 50%.
RTE has said the project will promote the complementarity of existing and future offshore production facilities on both sides of the Channel and North Sea.
Whilst the work was managed from LOC France, the execution was a collaborative effort between LOC teams in both Paris and London.
LOC’s engineering, design and analysis arms, Longitude Engineering and Innosea, also contributed to the project.
Longitude provided a range of technical analyses to support the mobilisation of the construction vessels used and the cable transport and installation operations.
Innosea, the group’s technical engineering and support services consultancy, provided engineering studies related to the mooring design for the cable.
LOC Paris managing director Hugues Delanoue said: “LOC France was delighted to have been part of such a prominent international project in accelerating initiatives towards net-zero targets on carbon emissions.
“LOC has significant experience in supporting subsea interconnector projects at different stages of a project, with expertise in MWS, early engineering consulting for marine operations, transportation and installation of subsea cables, mooring design consulting, cable repair work, vessel design for O&M vessels and acting as owner’s engineer.
“The Group continues to consolidate its leadership position in the offshore wind and wider renewables sector.”