A new option developed to replace the requirement for costly steel J-tubes, the TekTube system combines a J-tube and Cable Protection System into a single solution that can be installed onshore or retro tted offshore.
Application
- Suitable for Jacket, Tripod and GBF foundations
- Onshore pre-installation options, reducing risk offshore
- Offshore retrofit options for platform re-energisation
Technical
- Minimum 25-year design life for the protection of cables or umbilicals
- Protection from 1, 10, 50 and 100 year storm events
- Independent protection against scour development
- Impact protection, typically up to D50 400mm rocks
- Clamp-free design offers exible installation
- Full protection from hang-off through to burial
- Independent cable removal and replacement options
Benefits
- Approximately €100,000 saving per J-tube in fabrication costs
- Reduce the cost and time of the cable installation vessel
- Reduces jacket foundation costs in steel and operation loadings
- Diverless installation capable
Key Track Record
- East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm (currently only FEED study)
- Tahkoluoto Offshore Windfarm
- Westermeerwind Offshore Windfarm
