Siemens Transmission and Distribution is carrying out commissioning works on the recently installed Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) at the Beatrice offshore wind farm in preparation for the energisation of the system.
Nexans is working on routing, jointing and termination works on the two export cables, EC1 and EC3, which have been pulled in to the OTM.
The walk-to-work vessel Island Crown is at the Beatrice site as the accommodation and support vessel for all works on the OTM.
The first of the two OTMs Beatrice will feature (OTM 1) was installed in February.
Meanwhile, Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) is installing the jacket foundations for the project, whose 84 wind turbines and two OTMs will all be supported by this foundation type. SHL has so far installed 43 out of the total 86 jackets.
The first of 84 7MW wind turbines, to be delivered by Siemens Gamesa, are scheduled to be installed this summer. The 588MW offshore wind farm is expected to be operational by the end of 2019.