ESS Finishes Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm Project ahead of Schedule

Cable Laying Completed Ahead of Schedule

Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has successfully completed a seabed clearance and trenching scope on the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea for the Prysmian Group. The campaign over 116 days deployed ESS’s SCAR1 Seabed System and dealt with extremely varied seabed and shallow soil conditions. The route preparation phase involved thousands of boulders being cleared over a total distance of 34km covering 45 inter array routes, followed by pre-cut trenching over a length of 83km in single and multi-pass modes. ESS was awarded the contract by Prysmian Group, one of the key contractors for the Iberdrola-owned Wikinger offshore wind farm, the 70-turbine 350MW facility,... ... More: Official Press Release ESS

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ESS, Wikinger, offshore, seabed clearance, Prysmian, cable