Two big names with a shared heritage in submarine cabling are collaborating on a new project for the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea. The Prysmian Group has chartered Global Marine Systems Limited’s cable-laying vessel, the C.S. Sovereign, from mid-2016 into early 2017. Her remit will be to install inter array cables at the German Offshore wind farm that is currently estimated to be providing power for nearly a quarter of a million European homes.
The Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm is situated in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Baltic Sea, 35km from the Island of Rugen and near the maritime borders with Denmark, Sweden and Poland. The site encompasses an area of approximately 35 km² giving an estimated capacity of up to 350 megawatts.
“Global Marine is delighted to be working again with Prysmian Group on this important project which further consolidates the good relationship we have with Prysmian in offshore wind.” commented Nicci Broom, Director Sales and Commercial at Global Marine. “It is also a significant award as it recognises our competence in subsea cabling in the ever-expanding renewables market.”
