Hellenic – South Fork OWF – January 2023 to December 2023 – 12 Termination & Testing of 66kV Platform Connector Cables (PCC) & Inter-Array Cables (IAC).

The Correll Group, Electrical Engineering Division is delighted to have completed the South Fork Offshore Windfarm in the USA.

South Fork is New York’s first offshore wind farm and constitutes of 12 Wind Turbine Generators (WTG’s), 2 Strings with 1 Offshore Sub Station (OSS). The scope was successfully delivered in two phases, the 1st phase was the completion of the Offshore Substation cable pulling and Terminations of the Platform Connector Cables (PCC) in Corpus Christi Texas.

The 2nd campaign was the offshore scope of termination and testing on the 12 WTG’s, located 16.6 nautical miles southeast of Rhode Island’s Block Island and 26 nautical miles east of Montauk Point on the South Fork of New York’s Long Island.

To be awarded this contract by Hellenic Cables for the termination and testing works on the inter array cables on both the offshore substation and wind turbine foundations has been a great opportunity for Correll Electrical Engineering teams to draw on its experience in delivering projects globally. Correll are proud to have delivered the project utilising local content and unionised labour while harnessing the EU experienced resource needed to meet programme expectations.

The summary of works included:

• Preparation of project specific engineering documentation & procedures.
• Planning assistance & coordination of the works.
• Onshore Mock-up trial
• Pre-mobilisation competence cable preparation and jointing trials at Hellenic Cables Factory.
• Pre works hand over inspection walkdown certificate.
• US Onshore shipyard (Corpus Christi, Texas) – IPC HV cable installation & cleating, Continuity & DC Sheath testing, Pfisterer size 4 HV terminations GIS Transformer & Joints
• Offshore Pre-Termination Testing, Continuity & DC Sheath
• Offshore Nexans 66kV cable terminations at each WTG including installation of permanent hang-off, cable stripping and fixing, HV termination and testing, FO terminations and testing
• Offshore PCCE Subsea cable terminations at the OSS including installation of permanent hang-off, cable stripping and fixing, HV termination and testing, FO terminations and testing
• Post Termination Testing, LIRA & TDR
• Mechanical Completion Certificate and Associated As-Built Documentation.

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