Subsea firm's delight at Scotland energy contract

A marine engineer has secured an energy sector contract.

Enshore Subsea will install two 85-kilometre export cables at the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.

The Blyth-based firm is set to start work on the 72-turbine scheme, off Scotland’s east coast, in the summer.

Cable laying will be carried out by the CMOS Installer vessel, with lines buried using assets from Enshore Subsea’s trencher fleet.

The firm will also install the export cables into a transition joint bay at Cockenzie, in East Lothian, and an offshore substation on the Angus coastline.

Pierre Boyde, Enshore Subsea managing director, said: “Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm is a significant project for the UK, and we are proud we can play our part.

“We are looking forward to working with the Inch Cape team and other partners to bring the development to life.”

John Hill, Inch Cape project director, added: “We are delighted to have Enshore Subsea signed to carry out the installation of our export cables.

“The landfall construction site is now being prepared in readiness for the first cables to arrive later this year.”

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