Borssele 1 & 2 array cables installed offshore the Netherlands

Ørsted and Van Oord have installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
July 13, 2020
(Courtesy Van Oord)
The cable-laying vessel Nexus installed the cables at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
The cable-laying vessel Nexus installed the cables at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

Offshore staff

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands – Ørsted and Van Oord have installed all 94 array cables connecting the turbines of the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

The installation started, ahead of schedule, in February 2020.

Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus installed the cables that Nexans fabricated.

Next month, the companies expect to finalize the cable burial campaign with Van Oord’s trencher Dig-It.

Borssele 1 & 2 is Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. It is 22 km (14 mi) off the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland, in water depths ranging from 14 to 39.7 m (46 to 130 ft).

The 752-MW wind farm is expected to be completed this year.

07/13/2020

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