Acteon supports Siemens Gamesa with cable trenching for the offshore wind turbine pilot project on the Virginia coast thanks to an ongoing partnership.
Acteon takes part in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project
Marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon recently supported Siemens Gamesa, a leading offshore wind turbine manufacturer and operations and maintenance provider, with a cable survey for Dominion Energy‘s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project.
The scope of work is an example of Acteon’s ongoing partnership with Siemens Gamesa and the growth of its subsea plant balance services, which cover ROV inspection of turbine foundations and surveys of export and grid cables, as well as the seabed around each turbine foundation.
45 km of cable
The CVOW export cables measure approximately 45 km (28 miles) and the network cables 1 km (0.62 miles) long.
The survey was carried out by Terrasond, a product and service brand of Acteon’s Geoservices segment.
The surveys were carried out from theAtlantic Endeavor, the CVOW project’s crew transfer vessel (CTV), supplied by Atlantic Wind Transfers, which was specially modified for the job.
This reduced the project’s carbon footprint by avoiding the mobilization of a dedicated survey vessel, demonstrating the proactive and cost-effective approaches that are a direct benefit of the partnership.
Maintenance contract signed in September 2020
In September 2020, Acteon, entered into an agreement with Siemens Gamesa to jointly provide a fully integrated offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) package for the CVOW pilot project, which is the first offshore wind project installed in US federal waters.
Since then, Siemens Gamesa and Acteon have worked together to fully optimize the turbine maintenance and overall O&M of the facility to provide integrated, cost-effective asset management services for this 12 MW, two-turbine facility.
The project is located approximately 43.5 km (27 miles) off the coast of Virginia.
The two Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines have been operational since October 2020, providing clean, renewable energy to Dominion Energy customers in Virginia.
Lessons learned from the pilot project will be used to support Dominion Energy’s proposed 2.6 GW commercial project, scheduled to begin construction in 2024.
