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

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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