OSLO, Norway — DeepOcean has completed maintenance work on SAE’s MeyGen tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth offshore northern Scotland.
The offshore construction scope included reinstallation of an AHH tidal turbine generator with a new faster connection system at the MeyGen site, along with installation of the connection components on the subsea foundation, cable re-routing works, and the turbine installation.
Activities on site were performed in slack tidal conditions in water depths ranging from 35 m to 42 m, with the offshore work managed from the Siem Day subsea construction vessel. DeepOcean acted as subcontractor to Normandie Hydroliennes, which used Proteus Marine Renewables offshore service staff on secondment.
MeyGen is between the Scottish north coast and the island of Stroma. The natural channel with the mainland speeds up the flow of millions of tons of water flowing between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean each day, with some of the fastest flowing waters on the UK Continental Shelf.
Per Thuestad, project manager at DeepOcean, said, “We performed the work in an area with heavy currents…Compared to offshore wind, tidal power has largely gone under the radar. However, the global potential for tidal power is huge, as it is a highly predictable renewable energy source.”
The project started on June 23 and was completed in just over five days.
06.30.2023
