FEATURE SPONSOR
TEKMAR WINS DONG ENERGY’S WESTERMOST ROUGH CONTRACT
The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a cable protection contract by DONG Energy for the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm.
Situated eight kilometres off the coast of Hull, Westermost Rough windfarm will cover an area of 35 sq km, generating 210MW of electricity – enough to supply 200,000 homes. The scheme is part of the UK’s Round 2 of wind farm projects. Once complete, the Westermost Rough OWF will be the first wind farm in the world to use Siemens 6MW turbines on a commercial scale.
BESPOKE CABLE COVERINGS Tekmar Energy, headquartered in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, will provide bespoke coverings to protect the infield and export cables from exposure to loads, deformations and fatigue during installation and over the 35-turbine windfarm’s service life.
Chief Executive James Richie said: “The Westermost Rough project will play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions and contribute towards the UK achieving its targets of electricity generation from renewable energy schemes.
“This is a significant project for us to be involved in and the fifth time we have worked with DONG Energy. We will be supplying Westermost Rough OWF with our Teklink cable protection system which brings a range of benefits when compared to more traditional cable, installation and protection.”
NO J-TUBE REQUIREMENT In comparison with other subsea cable installations, Tekmar’s Teklink system does
CABLE PROTECTION
not require a j-tube and utilises a remote installation method. This provides enhanced cable life and resilience – reducing the risk of damage and requirement for
maintenance and cost saving on foundation.
TRIED AND TESTED
Over the past five years Tekmar has installed more than 2,000 cable protection systems and has a further 1,000 in design or manufacture for the 26
windfarms it has been involved in across Europe.
Founded in
1985, the firm initially specialised in oil and gas before moving into the expanding offshore renewables industry when it developed bespoke cable protection systems for cables connecting wind turbines.
Tekmar is fully QHSE compliant and has obtained ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 accreditations.
Tekmar
the introduction of the CableData Collector, testing for PD in cables becomes far easier and more cost efficient.
“PD can be a major factor in substation failures and is caused by a number of cable defects, including insulation deterioration, faulty joints, poor terminations and mechanical damage. Detecting PD early can help achieve major savings for Network Operators by enabling them to make more informed decisions about managing their assets, whether through replacement or smarter maintenance.
“The CableData Collector provides a solution to the damaging potential issue of power outage resulting from PD and is a non-intrusive and low-cost way to maintain assets.”
CABLEDATA ANALYSIS STUDIO SOFTWARE The CableData Collector is able to record PD activity through the use of the CableData Analysis Studio. Sold separately, the software produces reports showing the severity of PD activity and supplies information on the condition of assets on which to base failure risk assessment and decisions on remedial action or replacement.
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www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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