wiredinUSA August 2020

SeaMade cables in place

Local sourcing

Image courtesy of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

Image courtesy of DEME

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has reached agreements with Taiwan-based manufacturers to supply fasteners and cables for two CIP-developed wind projects, Changfang Phase 2 and Xidao. Boltun Corporation (Boltun) will supply fasteners and Walsin Lihwa Corporation will manufacturer the cables. The agreements with Boltun and Walsin Lihwa Corporation also cover the Zhong Neng project, where MHI Vestas has been named preferred turbine supplier. Changfang Phases 1 and 2, Xidao and Zhong Neng are the only four Taiwanese projects to have passed the government’s localization review for projects. “We continue to prioritize the sustainable development of Taiwan’s local suppliers,” said MHI Vestas APAC regional manager Masato Yamada. “As the only wind turbine manufacturer to be sourcing fasteners and cables from Taiwan, we are particularly pleased to be working alongside Boltun and Walsin Lihwa Corporation as they gain valuable experience and expertise in the offshore wind sector.”

Living Stone , DEME’s cable laying vessel, has completed cable burial activities at the SeaMade offshore wind farm site in the Belgian North Sea. The inter-array cable laying works began in April, with the first cables connected to an offshore substation at the end of the same month. The burial works of 64 inter-array cables with a total length of 71.2km started in early May. The 487MW SeaMade offshore wind farm consists of the 235MW Mermaid and the 252MW Seastar offshore wind projects, and two offshore substations. SeaMade is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2020.

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wiredInUSA - August 2020