Calling for entries from companies and consortia interested in undertaking a study with the aim of evaluating different dynamic cable connection technologies to determine factors which contribute to the commercial feasibility and insurability.
The main objectives of this work are to:
- Understand and evaluate different connection technologies for the dynamic cable, focusing on the connection procedure, speed of connection, and duration of connection operations of different technologies compared to traditional methods.
- Understand different wet storage options when disconnecting the dynamic cable to enable tow-to-port (TTP) operations.
- Through market engagement, understand the most important factors to ensure insurability of the dynamic cable through the TTP maintenance procedure.
- Ultimately, compare relevant connection technologies to determine the most feasible and safe options for connection and disconnection of dynamic cables in a commercial floating offshore wind farm configuration.
The deadline for clarification questions has now passed. Answers to questions received can be downloaded below.
The closing date to receive tender submissions is 24 February 17:00 GMT.
All clarification questions and tender submissions should be sent electronically, by their respective deadlines to mary.harvey@carbontrust.com, with floatingwind@carbontrust.com in copy.
