Marlinks, a company specializing in subsea cable integrity monitoring services, has been awarded a contract for the 1044MW Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
The contract entails monitoring the health of the export and inter-array cables for the Hai Long project.
Under the awarded contract, Marlinks will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of monitoring hardware, as well as the ongoing provision of integrity monitoring services. These services will include Depth of Burial, RTTR, DAS monitoring, and Termination Monitoring.
Tim Kittelhake, CEO of the Hai Long Project, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration with Marlinks, stating, “Hai Long is very much looking forward to delivering this key project in Taiwan, utilizing Marlinks' experience in continuous cable health monitoring works. We are happy to select Marlinks as our partner and are confident that through the cooperation, we can ensure the project's cables are well protected and performance optimized during the O&M period.”
The Hai Long wind farm is located up to 50 km offshore, with water depths reaching up to 55 meters. Marlinks, with its extensive global expertise in the field, including projects in Europe, East Asia, and the United States, is well-positioned to provide the necessary cable health monitoring services.
Roel Vanthillo, co-founder and CEO of Marlinks, echoed this sentiment, saying, “We can only encourage Hai Long's choice to select a complete cable health monitoring package, covering not only services based on temperature monitoring but also on vibration monitoring. We look forward to working with the Hai Long project team on monitoring its cables in these challenging sea conditions to ensure the power cables' integrity remains intact throughout its operational lifetime.”
As part of its expansion in the East Asian market, Marlinks plans to establish a branch office in Taiwan in 2023, following the setup of a representative office in 2022.
