JDR has been awarded a subcontract by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm.
The 67 Siemens 6 MW wind turbines will be inter-connected by an inner array grid of JDR-designed and manufactured 33 kV medium voltage alternating current (MVAC) submarine composite cables with a total length of up to 97 km.
JDR will also deliver hang-offs, connectors and a range of other cable accessories. Additionally, the company will be providing topside termination and testing services through their Global Services division. The full scope of the award will be manufactured and deployed from JDR’s Hartlepool facility.
The Veja Mate OWF is located 115km off the German coast, within the German Bight sector of the North Sea. The project is being developed with the support of K2 Management as technical, Green Giraffe as financial and CMS Hasche Sigle as the legal advisor on behalf of the owner consortium consisting out of Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services and Copenhagen Infrastructure II, a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
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