SeaMade inter-array cables installed offshore Belgium

DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Living Stone has completed the inter-array cable laying works at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

The company was responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the 64 inter-array cables, with a total length of 71.2 kilometres (44.2 miles).

According to the company, the cable laying works were completed in record time. The Living Stone operated at peak production levels, laying up to three cables per day.

This cable installation vessel features a double firing line, quadrant track length, a quadrant upending frame, an inboard cable buffering system, and the newly installed cable protection system storage system which was deployed for the first time at the SeaMade project.

Bart De Poorter, general manager of DEME Offshore, said: “The large cable storage capacity, with two turntables below deck, combined with a very high workability, enables DEME to perform the installation works of entire wind farms within a single campaign and with minimum delay due to port calls or harsh weather conditions.”

Otary’s 487-MW SeaMade offshore wind farm is expected to be operational by the end of the year.

Source: Offshore Magazine