MacArtney has secured order from French marine renewable energy pioneer Sabella S.A.S. for a complete MacArtney connectivity solution for its new industrial scale ‘Sabella D10’ tidal stream turbine project.
After successfully installing and testing the ‘Sabella D03’ demonstrator turbine unit, Sabella has now successfully secured the funds to install and test its full scale ‘Sabella D10’ 0.5 kW rated power and 1 MW maximal output power turbine in the Fromveur Strait near South Ushant (Brittany, France). Future Sabella tidal farm sites could feature units with a capacity up to 2 MW.
For transmitting the harnessed tidal power to the onshore grid, the ‘Sabella D10’ relies on a total custom MacArtney subsea connectivity solution. Based on a GreenLink Inline Termination for connecting the turbine to the grid via the dynamic subsea export cable, the solution also comprises a couple of hang-off stress terminations, a custom made flange including various medium and low voltage connectors (Gisma) for the turbine nacelle, a junction box jumper cable and various test cables.