10 Point Mooring System

Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm

A 10 point mooring spread was required to lay 3 export cables from Greater Gabbard Wind Farm to the Suffolk coast. Greater Gabbard is a 504MW wind farm on sandbanks 23km off the coast.

In addition to cable lay operations the ACE Winches system was used on board the ASV Pioneer for propulsion to pull the accommodation barge, and also to pull a plough along the seabed to lay cable.

SCOPE OF SUPPLY:

• ACE 100te Double Drum Winches
• ACE 150kW HPUs
• ACE Winch Control System
• ACE 200te Hydraulic Drum Winches
• ACE 300kW Safe Area Electric HPU
• ACE 210kW Safe Area Diesel HPU
• ACE 75te Lift Winch