CABLE PROTECTION
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PROJECT COLLABORATION FIRST
Tekmar Energy, the market leading specialists in cable protection systems (CPS) for Offshore Windfarms has recently been awarded a contract with Tideway B.V to supply 150 of its patented TekLink CPS on the prestigious Merkur Offshore Windfarm project in Germany. This will now be the 47th offshore windfarm project Tekmar has supplied, taking the total number of produced cable protection systems to well over 5,000 units.
NEW STATE OF THE ART PRODUCTION FACILITY
The supply for the contract will be executed in Tekmar’s new state of the art production facility in the North East of England and manufacturing is expected to be completed early next year for offshore installation starting in 2017. James Ritchie, CEO at Tekmar said: “We are extremely pleased Tideway have selected to use the TekLink Cable Protection System for this project and it further demonstrates their confidence in our product and team. This project will be utilising the 7th generation CPS which has recently been harmonised to accelerate offshore installation works and approved by DNV”.
MARKET LEADER
With more than 30 years’ experience, Tekmar is the market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of subsea cable, umbilical and flexible protection systems for the renewable energy and oil & gas industry.
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PROTECTING WINDFARM ASSETS
Protecting valuable cables and maintaining constant connectivity to important windfarm assets is a top priority across the offshore renewables industry.
The cost of service interruption from cable damage at an offshore windfarm can rise into the tens of millions per month, making the initial cable installation and protection process an essential and critically important task.
EXTERNAL AGGRESSION
Over 80% of all offshore power cable faults are caused by ‘external aggression,’ principally from fishing and ship anchors that are prevalent in the shallower waters where the majority
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