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Prysmian scores U.S. cable contract

By: Tom Russell 16/05/2019 Prysmian

Cables General Windfarms

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth approximately €200 million by Vineyard Wind, LLC to provide a submarine power cable system which will deliver clean energy to the mainland power grid in the US.

With the notice to proceed expected at the end of 2019, Prysmian Group will be responsible for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of an HVAC (High Voltage Alternating Current) cable system composed of two 220 kV three-core cables utilising extruded XLPE insulation. The project requires a total of 134 km of power cables.

The submarine cables will be produced in Prysmian Group’s facilities in Pikkala (Finland) and Arco Felice (Italy). Installation operations will be performed by Prysmian Group’s cable laying vessels Cable Enterprise and Ulisse. Delivery and commissioning of the project are scheduled for 2021.

Prysmian will also provide PRY-CAM permanent monitoring solutions consisting of long range Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) systems collecting and analysing data by ways of an artificial intelligence interface. Prysmian stated that this generates automated alarm signals if a critical situation is identified.

Hakan Ozmen, EVP Projects, Prysmian Group stated: “The US offshore wind market is now demonstrating a high level of motivation with a promising growth forecast and we are excited to contribute to realising this opportunity in the US market."

Vineyard Wind LLC, a joint venture owned 50% by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and 50% by Avangrid Renewables, both active in Europe's wind industry. The company is proposing to build an 800MW wind farm to be contained within a 160,000 acre (647km²) lease area, 14 miles (24km) off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The array is to consist of 84 turbines, each with a 9.5 MW capacity, and is expected meet the energy needs of over 400,000 homes and businesses.

The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), an independent state board responsible for review of proposed large energy facilities, recently approved petitions filed by Vineyard Wind for construction and operation of electric transmission facilities for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm project.

For more information on offshore wind developments in the US, click here. You can also view projects worldwide on 4C Offshore's interactive map.

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