Tekmar Tests Its Products at The Underwater Centre
Tekmar Energy has carried out a full-scale demonstration of its products at The Underwater Centre, based in Fort William.
The objective of the demonstration was to prove the ability to rapidly and reliably remove a cable protection systems (CPS) without the need for divers, the company explained.
Tekmar and The Underwater Centre carried out the installation and removal of a CPS from mock-up offshore foundations.
The demonstrations were carried out over a two day period in March 2016. On the first day the removal operation was performed on a mock-up j-tubeless monopile foundation, whereas the second day was reserved to carry out the same operation on a mock-up j-tube.
Steve Ham, commercial director of The Underwater Centre, said: “In today’s market, it’s increasingly important that new technologies and techniques are developed more quickly, and in a cost effective way; the facilities we have on offer at the Centre help achieve this by providing an alternative to having to test offshore.”
Jack Simpson, senior manager for offshore wind at Tekmar said, “We were impressed with the extensive and realistic set up that the Underwater Centre provided. The equipment and conditions were fully representative to what would be expected offshore and the team there were extremely knowledgeable and supportive of the operations.”
