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CWind wins Rampion cable installation deal

UK: Vessels supplier CWind has won a contract to install a fibre optic cable at E.on's 400MW Rampion project 13 kilometres off the coast of Sussex, southern UK.

CWind will install the cable from the CS Recorder vessel, able to simultaneously lay and bury cables
CWind will install the cable from the CS Recorder vessel, able to simultaneously lay and bury cables

The installation and maintenance company, a recent acquisition of engineering and underwater services provider Global Marine Group (GMG), will carry out the installation, which is scheduled to be completed later this month.

The 96-fibre armoured cable will be supplied by fibre communication technology group Hexatronic and will run from the shore to the project's offshore substation.

CWind managing director, Lee Andrews, said: "In a very tight timeframe, the CWind team has engineered a solution for a complex project that accommodates the existing on-site infrastructure.

GMG announced the takeover of CWind in December 2016, having acquired a majority interest in the company in February of that year.

The Rampion project is part-owned by the Green Investment Bank and Canadian energy company Enbridge, with E.on holding a majority stake.

Plans for the site received approval from the Crown Estate in January 2010. The Rampion offshore wind farm is set to include 116 Vestas V112-3.45MW turbines.

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