Vattenfall and TKF have signed a multi-year partnership for the provision of inter-array cables for offshore wind farms in Europe.
The settlement covers the provision of 66 kV inter-array cables and can apply to all fixed-bottom European offshore wind farms developed by Vattenfall within the coming years.
The framework contract, which is initially signed for 3 years and might be prolonged by 5 extra years, issues a multi-year single-source settlement and can take impact instantly, in response to Vattenfall.
The primary mission that the contract will apply to can be for the German Nordlicht cluster.
The primary Northern Mild mission, the 980 MW Nordlicht I, can be constructed on the N-7.2 offshore wind website, whereas the 630 MW Nordlicht II (Northern Mild II) can be constructed within the N-6.6 space, positioned round 85 kilometres north of the Borkum Island.
With a complete put in capability of 1,610 MW, the 2 Nordlicht offshore wind farms will be capable to produce sufficient electrical energy to fulfill the annual necessities of greater than 1.7 million common German households.
“We’re excited to announce this a number of 12 months settlement with Vattenfall for our subsidiary TKF. After a profitable cooperation with Vattenfall within the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1+2 tasks, we’re trying ahead working collectively within the coming tasks. TKF has invested considerably in electrification with expansions in capability for cutting-edge offshore wind subsea cable options,” stated Alexander van der Lof, CEO of TKH Group.
Vattenfall stated that throughout the procurement course of, a excessive focus has been placed on sustainability measures.
In response to the corporate, TKF has made particular commitments that can assist scale back the CO2 impression and enhance the circularity of its cables, corresponding to using low-carbon aluminium and recycled copper for the cables’ conductor materials.
“At Vattenfall, we’re working for fossil freedom and offshore wind farms play an essential function in realising our ambitions. We’re happy that in TKF we’ve got discovered a companion that gives modern know-how whereas committing to the reliability and sustainability of the offshore electrical energy community,” stated Catrin Jung, Head of Offshore Wind at Vattenfall.
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