Rovco has been awarded a contract for providing rock bag installation at the Galloper offshore windfarm in the Outer Thames Estuary
The project scope covers the application of an operator-engineered solution for the installation of rock bags, which need to be placed at precise locations on and around the cable protection systems (CPS) on the windfarm, which is located 27 km off the Suffolk coast.
Following earlier surveys, rock bag placement was selected from several options considered by the operator as the most suitable solution to eliminate or reduce excess cable movement of the CPS, stabilising and prolonging the life of the array cables which carry the generated electricity from the wind turbines.
Rovco will deploy the DP2 subsea support vessel VOS Star, on charter from Vroon Offshore Services, during the project. The vessel will be pre-installed with cutting-edge survey equipment and Rovco’s Seaeye Leopard work-class remotely operated vehicle.
The 353-MW Galloper windfarm has a site area of 180 km2 with wind turbine generators located in depths between 26.5 m and 39.5 m (LAT). Galloper’s 56 turbines will generate enough green electricity every year to power the equivalent of more than 380,000 average homes in the UK.
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