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CRP Subsea awarded cable protection contract for Taiwan wind farm

By: Tom Russell 13/07/2022 CRP Subsea

Cables Equipment General Windfarms

CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Seaway 7, the renewables business unit of Subsea 7, to provide 140 NjordGuard cable protection systems and bellmouths for ChangFang and Xidao (CFXD) offshore wind farms located off the west coast of Taiwan.

The cable protection systems and bellmouths are designed to protect the inter-array and export power cables for 62 wind turbines and horizontal directional drilling (HDD) conduit cables, from fatigue damage due to the wave and current forces in the region.

Production of the 140 NjordGuard systems and bellmouths will take place in CRP Subsea’s manufacturing facility in the North West of England. Project engineering works will commence immediately, with project commissioning split into two phases scheduled for completion in 2022 and 2023.

Andy Smith, Global CPS Manager at CRP Subsea said: “We are delighted CRP Subsea was awarded a major contract to supply NjordGuard cable protection systems for Seaway 7. By collaborating with our customers and understanding their technical requirements, we can support them and create ease of doing business by enhancing their projects.”

NjordGuard is an integrated cable protection system designed and developed to protect offshore wind farm power cables in wind turbine generators and offshore substation platforms. According to CRP Subsea, it can be assembled on a vessel to allow speedy installation, and, the system’s highly abrasion resistant API 17L certified Uraduct material enables it to travel over the seabed without damage, extending cable life. It also outlines that this facilitates easier installation, reuse, and removal without diver and ROV intervention, optimising efficiency and maximising safety.

Located 13-15 km off the coast of Changhua County in Taiwan, the ChangFang and Xidao (CFXD) wind farms has a planned capacity of 595MW. CFXD reached Financial Close in February 2020 and construction of the project is progressing as planned. The project obtained grid allocation in 2018. It is expected to start commercial operations in Q1 2024.
The wind farm is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Taiwan Life Insurance, TransGlobe Life and Global Power Synergy Public Company. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is EPCI contractor for the two sites.

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