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GeoSea
has awarded subsea technology company Seatools a contract for the design
and delivery of an anode cage installation tool. The tool will be used
for an automated anode cage installation operations, part of the construction
of the
Hohe
See offshore wind farm.
The anode cage installation aid, designed in close collaboration with GeoSea,
will be deployed to position, direct, and fasten anode cages. The tool
and related operational procedures are highly automated and do not require
divers or remotely operated vehicles. A total of 71 anode cages are to
be installed at the site.
Jan Frumau, Managing Director at Seatools, is very pleased with the contract:
“We are very proud to have secured this contract for the anode cage
installation tool for a prominent EPCI contractor in Offshore Wind like
GeoSea. The contract is an important demonstration of GeoSea ‘s trust
in our ability to deliver mission-critical installation equipment based
on an extensive subsea technology toolbox, capacity to innovate, and flexibility.
I am confident that GeoSea will reap the benefits of a solution that facilitates
controlled, reliable, and efficient anode cage installation operations.”
The 71 turbine
Hohe
See array will cover
an area of 42km
2 with commissioning slated for 2019. Project
developer EnBW anticipates that the 497MW wind farm will generate enough
electricity annually to meet the energy demands of around 560,000 German
households.
The wind farm is located within the vicinity of another of EnBW's projects,
the 112MW
Albatros
project which will cover an area of around 11km
2 and consist
of 16 turbines. EnBW has confirmed it will utilise this to construct both
projects simultaneously. The projects are located 90km north of Borkum
Island in the German North Sea with water depths of up to 40m. Both will
feature Siemens Gamesa direct-drive
SWT-7.0-154
turbines.
Siemens Gamesa has partnered with the Belgian offshore construction specialist
GeoSea for the construction and installation works. Inter-array cabling
and coordination of the construction work remain in the scope of EnBW.
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