Bard Offshore 1
Project no: 110
Project name: Bard Offshore 1
Project description: Tekmar Energy - Renewables
Project completion date: June 2009 - Bard Offshore 1, June 2010 - Bard Offshore 2
Description of product
50-off TEKLINK® Cable Protection Systems - 2009 Bard Offshore 1
112-off TEKLINK® Cable Protection Systems - 2010 Bard Offshore 2
BARD Engineering GmbH is installing 80 offshore wind turbines within the wind farm BARD Offshore I which is some 90 km north of the Island of Borkum in the German Bight. The water depth is about 40 m. It will be the first time that 5 MW wind turbines are erected 100 kilometres offshore at a water depth of up to 40 metres.
Client Requirement
Long term cable protection for extended service life.
Tekmar solutions
Progressive bend stiffener, locking latch body, dynamic bend stiffener, polyurethane (PU) bend restrictor, cast iron weighted bend restrictor.
Client benefits provided by solution
• Simple and rapid marine installation method
• Long term dynamic protection of cable
• Finite design of components and verification of individual function
• Subsea corrosion resistance
Project Responsibilities
| • BARD | Owners / operator of platform |
| • NSW | Cable supplier |
| • OCEANTEAM | Installation contractor |
| • TEKMAR | Cable protection system supplier |
| • LLOYDS | 3rd party testing verification |




