 Verification model tests of the E-buoy: charging of an offshore wind park Service and Operation Vessel (SOV). Use is made of a Digital Twin of the SOV and Software-In-the-Loop modelling to represent various configurations of the vessel


As evidenced by insurance claims and recent experience from offshore wind farms, there is still a lot of insight to be gained regarding subsea electrical cable technology. Repairing damaged power cables requires specialist ships and jointing experts and repairs can run into months. Detailed reading material about the CABLE JIP project can be found in the RVO summary report at www.marin.nl/jips/cable-2 or in the recent OTC conference paper Wilde,J. et al 2021 at www.marin.nl/publications.1


ir. Govert Wagenaar, Tender Manager at Bluewater: ‘Due to the strong growth in the field of floating power generation and power transfer, reliability of subsea power cables is of the essence. Cable JIP II enhances our understanding of subsea cabling and provides the tools


to design reliable, durable cable configurations for these applications. Likewise, the cooperation within MAGPIE is an excellent basis to develop a reliable and feasible offshore power transfer concept.’


References [1] Wilde, J. & Nat, C. & Pots, L. & Vries, L. & Liu, Q.. (2021). Cable JIP: A Research Project to Assess the Feasibility of a Semi-Static Electrical Subsea Cable for the Power Take-off from a TLP-type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine. 10.4043/31209-MS.


ing. Laurens Pots, Manager Innovation & Technology at TKF: ‘Worldwide demand for sustainable energy is rapidly increasing and this is also what we see at TKF for the demand of subsea electrical cables for the offshore wind sector. As an industry we are still in a


learning curve, and we need to bring innovative and reliable solutions. Preventing downtime and reducing (failure) costs is one of the key items within this fast-changing segment. Cables play a fundamental role in the power distribution of offshore wind parks. We already know that a substantial percentage of defects and claims is related to cable installation.’


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