Hellenic Cables to supply inter-array for 2.6 GW Offshore wind farm in USA

Hellenic Cables has completed the cable manufacturing and loading for shipment, executing the contract awarded by Dominion Energy for the partial supply of inter-array cables for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project.

The 2.6 GW offshore project is located in the US. The facility consists of SG 14-222 Direct Drive offshore wind turbines that can produce up to 15 MW with a 222-meter rotor, installed within a 112,800-acre Commercial lease area located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia beach. It is capable of producing enough electricity for up to 660,000 homes.

Hellenic Cables was responsible for the design, supply, and storage of approximately 50 km of 66 kV, XLPE insulated submarine inter-array cables, connecting the wind turbines to the offshore substation. 

The cables have been manufactured in Hellenic Cables’ state-of-the-art submarine cable production facility in Corinth, Greece, over an extended period.