For Gemany‘s largest offhore wind project VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract with a value of approximately 80 mill. € by EnBW Hohe See.
The contract includes the supply, installation and burial as well as termination[ds_preview] and testing of seventy nine (79) 33 kV inter-array cables for the 500 MW »EnBW Hohe See Offshore Wind Farm«. The project execution will commence in 2017 with cable installation activities scheduled for 2018 and 2019.
Arno van Poppel, Managing Director VBMS said: »The conclusion of this contract for the largest offshore wind project in Germany to date, is a great achievement. Being able to offer EnBW an integrated cabling solution is an important step in further reducing the cost of renewable energy.«
The Hohe See offshore wind farm is situated approximately 90 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. The project will cover an area of around 40 square kilometers with water depths of up to 40 m.
