Interocean, Acteon and CSP outline latest offshore wind farm work scopes
Several project developments were announced in the offshore wind sector today. The following news compilation highlights updates from Interocean, Acteon and Celtic Sea Power.
Interocean awarded contract for three offshore wind projects
Acteon’s Geoservices division has completed the first year of a three-year balance of plant subsea inspection contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for the Butendiek offshore wind farm, which is 32 km west of the island of Sylt in the German North Sea.
UTEC performed annual subsea foundation inspections using a combination of ROVs, array cable and foundation seabed surveys, and corrosion protection surveys.
Deployments included a multibeam echosounder seabed survey of the array cables and foundation scour. Deepwater, also a branch of Acteon, conducted inspections of the impressed current cathodic protection (CP) systems on the turbines and a subsea CP survey, using its POLATRAK DC II reference cell to inform on the condition of the subsea facilities.
The services, covering the wind turbine generators and the offshore substation, took place from OS Energy’s Arctic Hunter survey vessel. A similar vessel will host survey and ROV inspection services for this site and others during 2025-26.
Throughout the operations, results were uploaded to UTEC’s iSite Subsea portal for the project team to interpret.
CSP secures funding to develop offshore coordination center
In a separate development, Celtic Sea Power (CSP) has obtained funding from The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator facility to help de-risk development of a new offshore coordination center by CSP and partner Treveth close to Newquay Airport on the north Cornwall coast in southwest England.
In time, this could support construction and operation of floating offshore wind facilities in the Celtic Sea, also serving as a hub for associated maritime, aviation and logistical activities.
