Sabella will retry the cable connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France, next week.
After delaying the cable connection of the turbine due to unsuitable safety conditions for the equipment, Sabella confirmed to Tidal Energy Today that it will retry the cable connection operation next week using a more suitable vessel.
According to Sabella, the company is currently in discussions with Bourbon that is expected to provide the Argonaut tugboat which will be used to connect the cable jumper with the export cable.
The Argonaut vessel has already been used by Sabella to lay the subsea cable for D10 turbine in May this year.
The cable connection operation will take place between July 23 and 27, during neap tide, and is expected to last for 2-4 days.
During the cable connection operation, the crew of 30 people will be present onboard, with another team of 5-10 people that will be stationed onshore.
Once the cable connection operation is completed, the 1 MW D10 tidal turbine will start producing power, but the electricity will not be fed to the Ushant island’s grid until September, when the grid-connection is expected to be completed, according to Sabella.
The energy produced from the turbine will be consumed through thermal dissipation process.
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