Subsea 7 unit Seaway Offshore Cables has won a contract to supply and install array cables for the 12MW Coastal Virginia offshore wind projects in the US.
The multi-million-dollar contract is Seaway's first in the US and will see the company operating from the Gulf of Mexico to bring array wires to the project, located 43km off the east coast state.
The project is a two-turbine demonstration project owned by Dominion Energy and constructed by Orsted.
It will feature two Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines on monopile foundations connected to the existing onshore grid by submarine cables supplied by Seaway.
The company will also provide submarine composite cables, cable protection systems and accessories including post-installation termination, testing services and trenching.
Engineering for the project will start immediately, while the marine installation works are scheduled for 2020.
Some vessels and resources used by Seaway will come from the US, with the rest provided by Subsea 7.
Source:renews
