Vattenfall Awards Norfolk Vanguard Export Cable Contract
Vattenfallย has chosenย LS Cable & System (LS C&S)ย as the preferred supplier for theย export cable contractย on theย Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farmย in the U.K. LS C&S will work in consortium withย DEME Offshoreย to deliver a full turnkey export cable solution.
For company and project details, visitย Vattenfallย andย LS Cable & Systemย andย DEME Group.
LS Cable & System and DEME to Deliver HVDC Export Cables
The LS C&SโDEME consortium will manage theย design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testingย of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) export cables for the entireย Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. The scope includes aboutย 180 km of HVDC export cables onshoreย and aroundย 320 km offshore, connecting the wind zone to theย U.K. national transmission grid.
Located approximatelyย 47 km off the Norfolk coast, Vattenfallโs Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone will generateย clean power for more than four million homesย when fully operational. The partners plan to execute the cable works duringย 2027 and 2028ย using aย cableโlaying vessel, aย trailing suction hopper dredger, and aย fallpipe vesselย from the DEME fleet.
Renewable-Energy Manufactured Export Cables
โWe are pleased to announce the 320 kV offshore cable being supplied by LS Cable & System will be manufactured solely using renewable energy, which is also certified by LSโs Environmental Product Declaration Certification,โ saidย Hyungwon Kim, Executive atย LS C&S.
โWeโre delighted to have taken the next step with LS Cable & System and DEME Group who will provide the export cables for the whole Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone,โ saidย Catrin Jung,ย Head of Offshore Wind at Vattenfall. โThis is a big milestone for the project, which is vital to deliver fossilโfree living within a generation.โ
Growing Project Portfolio for LS Cable & System
This latest win forย LS Cable & Systemย follows a recent export cable contract for Vattenfallโsย Norfolk Boreas Wind Farm, which also covers design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing of approximatelyย 360 km of HVDC export cable.
In addition, Vattenfallโsย Norfolk Offshore Wind Zoneย received theย National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA) Best Projectย award last November, highlighting the zoneโs importance within the U.K.โs clean energy transition.
