Prysmian completes inter-array cable system offshore France

Prysmian has actually commissioned the inter-array cable television system for the Fécamp overseas wind farm situated in the English Channel, some 24 kilometers off the French coast, in Normandy.

The Fécamp overseas wind farm is consisted of 71 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0 -154 wind turbines with an overall capability of almost 500 MW, creating tidy electrical energy equivalent to the power requirements of over 770,000 individuals.

Prysmian had actually protected this task in 2020 with an agreement granted by EDF Renewables and its partners.

“This essential job marks an additional considerable turning point for the Group, being among the very first massive overseas wind farms situated in France, in which the Group has complete EPCI duty for the inter-array supply and setup agreement,” stated Alberto BoffelliChief Operating Officer Projects BU, Prysmian Group.

“As a one-stop-shop provider, Prysmian was accountable for the style, manufacture, setup, burial, termination and screening of an overall of 118 km of 33 kV submarine cable televisions with 630mm2 cross-sections and both aluminium and copper cores to link the 71 wind turbines with a capability of 7 MW each to the overseas substation. Prysmian likewise used its tactical knowledge and extended capability to supply a complex and total setup service, whilst making sure a tighter control over the whole supply chain.”

The overseas setup was carried out under Prysmian’s complete and devoted job management.

EDF Renewables and its partners have actually granted Prysmian other tasks such as those for the Saint-Nazaire and Calvados overseas wind farms in France.

Fécamp is being collectively established by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint endeavor in between the French business EDF Renouvelables; EIH S.à.rl, owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments; and Skyborn Renewables (previously wpd overseas).

The very first wind turbine was set upat the website in July this year. That very same month, the 500 MW overseas wind farmbegan producingits very first power.