Vattenfall faucets Correll Group for multi-year offshore wind companies

Correll Group, a subsidiary of SPIE World Companies Power, has been awarded two multi-year framework agreements from Vattenfall to hold out cable testing and fault discovering for Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Europe.

The 2 framework agreements cowl Vattenfall’s current and potential new offshore wind farms in Europe (excluding Germany) for an preliminary five-year interval. They relate to the high-voltage submarine cable system, e.g. pinpointing positions {of electrical} cable faults in a cable utilizing appropriate cable testing, cable situation monitoring, and/or particular cable testing earlier than re-energization.

Of the 2 agreements, one will cowl offshore wind farms situated within the UK, whereas the opposite will cowl these in the remainder of Europe (excluding Germany and the UK).

“The award of those body agreements highlights our strategic shift in the direction of enterprise diversification to the upkeep actions. This transfer underscores our dedication to optimizing operational effectivity and creating long-term worth for our clients and stakeholders”, mentioned Gianluca Pettracia, Wind Energy Enterprise Director at SPIE World Companies Power.

Based on Vattenfall’s web site, the corporate operates greater than 1,300 wind generators with a complete put in capability of roughly 6.1 GW throughout 5 nations in Europe.

Initially of this yr, SPIE World Companies Power acquired Correll Group, integrating it into their operations and increasing their attain inside the power sector.

In different latest information from the Correll Group, the corporate was awarded framework agreements in June by Ørsted for fault-finding, diagnostics, and dry restore of cables at Ørsted’s offshore wind farms within the UK, the U.S., and Taiwan.