Tekmar Energy has announced a contract award from Sumitomo Electric Industries to supply the TekLink Mechanical Cable Protection System (CPS) for the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farms in Japan.Located at the ports of Akita and Noshiro in the coastal zone of Akita prefecture, the wind farms will feature 33 turbines and have an expected combined output of 139MW. Tekmar Energy will supply the project with 64 TekLink Mechanical Latch CPS and cable hang-off arrangements to secure and protect the inter-array cables from the foundation hang-off point to the point at which they are buried in the seabed.
