Orsted opts for Tekmar's CPS for Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm projects
Tekmar Energy (Tekmar®) says that Orsted (the former DONG Energy) have selected their patented Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for their Borssele 1&2 Offshore Wind Farm Projects.
Alongside this recent win, Tekmar® are also pleased to announce they have successfully won a place on Orsted’s 6-year framework for providing Cable Protection Systems on their future projects.
Borssele I&II, a 752MW project which will go into construction off the coast of Holland in 2020 is of significance being one of the first projects to start a trend of significant price reductions within the Offshore Windfarm industry.
Tekmar said, “One core value for Tekmar® is its customers and we therefore could not be more pleased that Ørsted have chosen Tekmar not only for the Borssele I&II project, but also to be part of a framework going forward. This supports our vision to want to be the partner of choice and will drive us to innovate to support in cost and risk reduction for this project and the next generation of offshore wind farms”.
As part of the Borssele I&II, Tekmar will be supplying their latest TekLink® Generation 8 CPS, which has been developed for Ørsted offering a new, innovative and marketing leading approach to improved O&M risk and cost reduction. Borssele I&II marks Tekmar’s 64th project within the Offshore Wind industry, taking the total number of systems that they have supplied to well over 6,200.