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Ocean Winds selects Seaway7 and JDR for Moray West cables

By: Tom Russell 08/11/2022 Ocean Winds

Cables General Windfarms

Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, part of Ocean Winds portfolio of UK projects, announced that it has signed a contract for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables (IACs) with Seaway 7 ASA (Seaway7). The contract includes the supply of IACs by JDR.

The IACs will connect the wind turbines back to the offshore substation platforms (OSP) before exporting the power back to the onshore connection point at Blackhillock near Keith. The contract also covers an interconnector cable that will be installed and buried in the seabed to connect the two OSPs. A total of approximately 125km of 66kV subsea cables will be supplied by JDR and installed by Seaway7.

The cable will be manufactured at JDR’s facility in Hartlepool, UK and will utilise the newly upgraded vertical layup machine.

It follows the announcement of the Letter of Award to Seaway 7 near the beginning of August 2022 and effort to finalise the contract for signature.

Project Director for Moray West, Adam Morrison said: “We are pleased to have concluded this contract with Seaway7 which includes the selection of JDR as supplier of the inter-array cables for our project as we accelerate into construction. Having worked successfully with JDR on the Moray East and WindFloat Atlantic projects we are proud to once again be supporting a key UK supplier in our sector. We believe that our confidence in JDR has helped them progress to confirm their plans for the new export cable facility at Blyth. As we finalise our construction contracts I am proud that Moray West, as part of the Ocean Winds portfolio, is at the forefront of supporting the UK supply chain adapt to the huge potential of the offshore wind sector in the UK and internationally. As well as JDR, this includes bolstering the existing capabilities at Seaway7’s Aberdeen centre of operations. We look forward to working with JDR and Seaway7 on successful delivery of the cables.”

Lloyd Duthie, Vice President - UK and Asia for Seaway7 said: “Seaway7 are extremely proud to have worked on several projects in Scotland, including Beatrice and Moray East, the ongoing Seagreen project – and now Moray West. We are building a centre of excellence based on decades of offshore experience and more than 10 years in offshore wind. The Moray West project enables us to secure even more jobs based in our Aberdeen office, from where this project will be managed, developing and growing our skilled workforce to meet the industry needs in the region. Ocean Winds, who are developing the project, are at the forefront of Scotland's offshore wind ambitions and we are committed to working with them in developing the workforce of the future.”

John Price, Sales Director for JDR commented: “Moray West has an essential role to play in the energy transition and as a UK manufacturer we are delighted to have won this contract to support the UK energy market. Transporting a cable of this size from overseas would have had large environmental and commercial costs involved, so our expert team proved through innovative thinking that we could deliver. We’re also delighted to continue to build on our long-standing relationship with Seaway7 by providing technical expertise and subsea solutions to support in the success of Moray West Offshore Wind Farm”

The Moray West offshore wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds, a 50:50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, was awarded a 15 year CfD for the delivery of 294 MW wind generation at £37.35/MWh (in 2012 prices). The development is located on the East coast of Scotland in the Moray Firth, approximately 22.5km from the Caithness coastline and covers an area of covers 225km2. It will be comprised of 60 wind turbine generators with an installed capacity of 882 MW.

Following a CfD award back in July, the wind farm is expected to make a final investment decision and reach financial close in the coming months while ramping up construction activity to meet planned first power in 2024.

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