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First Subsea has concluded delivery of cable connectors at the Fukushima floating offshore wind farm demonstration project in Japan for its Phase 2 development.

Two connectors have been installed in the second phase to connect 22kV cables to the floating 66kV power substation of the plant.

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The connections have been set up to prepare for the commencement of a 7MW wind turbine in Phase 3. This will be followed by another floating wind turbine in Phase 4 of the project.

First Subsea managing director John Shaw said: “In Phase 2 we’ve once again demonstrated the ease of installation of the cable connectors offshore.”

“The connections have been set up to prepare for the commencement of a 7MW wind turbine in Phase 3.”

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan has sponsored the floating pilot wind project.

The project is being developed by a Marubeni-led consortium. It is expected to be the largest wind farm located offshore from the coast of the Fukushima Prefecture.

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As well as Marubeni, other partners in the consortium include the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research are also partners.

The first phase of the project involved installation of two First Subsea cable connectors, which linked 22kV cable to a 2MW wind turbine and the substation.

A third cable connector was also set up at the time for linking a 66kV cable to the floating substation.

Image: Towing semi-sub at Nagasaki port/Fukushima Offshore Wind Farm consortium. Photo: courtesy of Mitsubishi Corporation.