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First Subsea connects Fukushima Simpuu floating turbine

By: Tom Russell 25/11/2015 First Subsea edited by 4C offshore

General Turbines Windfarms

First Subsea has been awarded a contract to supply a cable connector for the third phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration, offshore Japan.

In this latest phase of the project, the connector will be used to connect 22kV cable to a 7MW wind turbine – the world’s largest floating wind turbine.

So far First Subsea has provided all the cable connectors for both 22kV and 66 kV cables on the Fukushima project. In Phase 1, two First Subsea cable connectors were used to connect 22kV cable to a 2MW wind turbine and a floating substation, and a third cable connector for a 66kV cable connection to the substation. In Phase 2, cable connectors were used for two 22kV cables from the substation to subsea cable joints close to the eventual positioning of the wind turbines in Phases 3 and 4.

In Phase 3, the First Subsea cable connector will complete the connection of the subsea cable joint to the 7MW floating wind turbine.

“Fukushima Simpuu” has a 7MW output capacity,, it is the largest turbine of it's type with over three times the capacity of the “Fukushima Mirai” , a turbine which started operation during phase one of the Fukushima FOWFD. The rotor centre of the turbine stands 105 meters from the sea surface however at its highest the turbine reaches 188.5 meters.

For more information about phase one and two of the Fukushima Floating offshore wind farm demonstration please follow the links provided.

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