A MARINE engineering firm has secured an international offshore contract set to power 500,000 homes.<\/p>\n
Tekmar Energy, a Newton Aycliffe manufacture, whose products protect offshore wind farm cables from the elements, will supply its TekLink system to contractor Van Oord for Windpark Frysln.<\/p>\n
The contractor is a Dutch family-owned company with 150 years of experience as an international marine contractor.<\/p>\n
Windpark Frysln is a 382MW near-shore windfarm holding 89 wind turbines.<\/p>\n
It is based six kilometers off the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer, near Breezanddijk, in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Once constructed it is expected to power about 500,000 households in the region and will be the worlds largest offshore wind farm in inland water.<\/p>\n
Tekmar Energy is providing 167 cable protection systems for the infield array cables, providing full protection from topside hang-offs through to burial into the seabed.<\/p>\n
Russell Edmondson, managing director of Tekmar Energy said: We are delighted that Tekmar has been selected for Windpark Frysln.<\/p>\n
This continues our trusted relationship with Van Oord and furthers our position as the world market leader in offshore wind cable protection systems.<\/p>\n
The cable protection products will be made in Tekmar Energys state of the art manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe.<\/p>\n
The deal follows a successful contract which saw the firm selected to by power cable provider JDR Cables, part of TFKable Group, to make a protective coating for undersea cables for a Taiwan windfarm.<\/p>\n
Tekmar Energy provided about 60 cable protection systems and a further 60 hang off clamps which hold the subsea cable in place within the turbine transition piece.<\/p>\n
The engineering business is one of Tekmar Group PLC's four primary operating companies, in addition to Subsea Innovation, AgileTek Engineering and Ryder Geotechnical.<\/p>\n
Tekmar Groups vision is to be the partner of choice for the supply and installation support of subsea protection equipment to the global offshore energy markets.<\/p>\n
For more information visit tekmar.co.uk or call 01325-379520.<\/p>\n
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