Prysmian Group – Saint Brieuc OWF – January 2023 to Present – Termination & Testing of 66kV inter-array cables

The Correll Group, Electrical Engineering Division (CEE) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from Prysmian Group to complete the 66kV inter-array cable (IAC) termination & testing on Saint Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm.

Correll will deliver works on both the Wind Turbine Generators and Offshore Substation.

The project will be split into two campaigns; Q4 2022 x 18 IAC’s, and the remaining 44 IAC’s scheduled for installation in Q2 2023.

The St Brieuc Windfarm project will comprise of 62 Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) of 8MW each and 1 Offshore Substation providing a total capacity of up to 496MW. The summary of work includes:

• Pre-project meetings
• Monthly meetings
• Site visits
• Mock-up Trials
• Creations of RAMS
• Project HIRA meetings
• Pre Project training
• Mobilisation of PPE, Cable pulling equipment, tools & test equipment via 20ft containers.
• Pre & Post Lay Testing (continuity, insulation resistance, Time Domain Reflectometry and Optical Time Domain Reflectometry).
• VLF testing

On the offshore assets:

• Tower mobilisation and preparation
• Cable Pull-in’s
• Stripping the array cables to expose HV cores and fibre optical cable
• Complete the permanent hang-off
• Route the HV and FO cables into the GBS
• Route the HV and FO cable into the OSS
• Cleat the HV cores from the hang off to the Connex Joints on both WTG’s / OSS
• Apply fire retardant heat shrink to the HV cores from the hang off to the Connex Joints on the OSS
• Terminate and splice the FO cable into the termination box
• Terminate Pfisterer size 4 power cores into the Connex Joints
• Complete post installation testing on the WTG asset (VLF / PD & TD, OTDR)
• Deliver all “As Built” documentation.

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