HICE – MCS

(Modular Cable System)

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• 1 claim / 76 cables (av)

• 1,46 claim / yr (av)
More monitoring OR…
less handling?
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MCS-basis / philosophy:
1. Solution for complete power cable handling-cycle,
minimising cable handling

2. Power cables best handled on rotating equipment

3. Focus on OWF infield & transmission power cables

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1. Power cable handling cycle

A. best scenario = minimum of operations involving cable

• Load – lay – offload
• Requires CLV to load cable(s) directly

B. common scenario = more operations involving cable

• Load – offload – load – lay – offload
• Cable transport by cargo vessel / barge
• Coiling of cables

RISKS:
Bending cycles Reliability
Torque build-up (coiling) Liability / Warranty
Over bending/pulling
Damage to product
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1. Power cable handling cycle

(Owner)
(Supplier) (Supplier) (Project) (Owner)
(Project) (Project) (Owner) Offshore cable
Cable Cable storage @ Offshore Offshore
Cable load-out Cable transport Storage repair /
Manufacturer factory Installation decommissioning
replacement

(Project)
(Project)
temporary
Load-out
storage

Supplier Contractor Owner

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2. Power cables best handled on rotating equipment

Cable transport & installation:

• Carousel
• Installation vessel used for transport and installation
• No torque (0x) induced in cable
• large capacity

• Static tank (coiling)

1. Installation vessel used for transport & installation
• 1x loading = 1x torque, 1x lay (unloading) = 1x un-torque
2. vessel used for transport and separate vessel for installation
• 2x loading = 2x torque, 1x unloading & lay = 2x un-torque

• Drop height (0.9 x OD) and coil size limitations

• Reels
• Suitable vessel & RHDS required
• Suitability for laying power cables
• Limited capacity (appr. 300t.)
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3. Focus on OWF infield & transmission

power cables

Appr. 300t. ‘basket’ advantage:

• In range of general available lifting
equipment
• Dimensions (OD 8 -11m) in range of
transport / installation /repair vessels
• Flexibility matching factory and installation
schedule
• No additional handling of cable from factory
to completion Cable lenght
Volume Cable Basket
Model I
V=3,14*(Ra²-Ri²)*h
II III IV V VI
per basket model Outer Radius 4 4 4 4 4 4 [m]

and cable diameter Inner Radius 1 1,5 2 1 1,5 2 [m]

Height 3 3 3 2 2 2 [m]
Basket Volume 141 130 113 94 86 75 [m³]
Calculation Cable lenght per m³ Cable lenght per
Cable Diameter Cable Surface Length per m³ basket model and
[mm] [mm²] [m] cable diameter

80 6400 156 22.078 20.238 17.663 14.719 13.492 11.775 [m]

100 10000 100 14.130 12.953 11.304 9.420 8.635 7.536 [m]

150 22500 44 6.280 5.757 5.024 4.187 3.838 3.349 [m]

200 40000 25 3.533 3.238 2.826 2.355 2.159 1.884 [m]

250 62500 16 2.261 2.072 1.809 1.507 1.382 1.206 [m]

270 72900 14 1.938 1.777 1.551 1.292 1.184 1.034 [m]

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3. Focus on OWF infield & transmission power cables

• example OWF-infield:
• 60 cables x 800-1000m = 48-60km
• 6 to 8 ’baskets’ of 300t
CABLE DATA
[m] [mm] [kg/m] [m] [t] [m3]
cable cable cable total
ID MBR Vcable
diameter weight length weight
PFOC 2,00 125,00 35,00 8000,00 280,0 98,2
totals: 8,0 280,0 98,2
[km] [t] [m3]
LOADING DATA
Cable carousel circular oval (78,5% default)
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m] [m2] [m3] [%] [m3] [t/m2] [m] [n] [t/m]
Uniform
Vcable No. of SWP
TYPE ID OD H L W A Vtank fill Deck Hstack remark
eff. layers max.
Load
PFOC 4,00 8,00 4,00 0,00 2 37,70 150,8 78,50% 125,1 7,43 3,32 27 0,95 OK

• Example OWF-transmission:
• 2 cables x ??km
• ‘basket’ limited to appr. 300t.
• Suitable for MLJ-repair scenario (3-4x WD)
CABLE DATA
[m] [mm] [kg/m] [m] [t] [m3]
cable cable cable total
ID MBR Vcable
diameter weight length weight
PFOC 4,00 170,00 90,00 3250,00 292,5 73,8
totals: 3,3 292,5 73,8
[km] [t] [m3]
LOADING DATA
Cable carousel circular oval (78,5% default)
[m] [m] [m] [m] [m] [m2] [m3] [%] [m3] [t/m2] [m] [n] [t/m]
Uniform
Vcable No. of SWP
TYPE ID OD H L W A Vtank fill Deck Hstack remark
eff. layers max.
Load
PFOC 8,00 11,00 4,00 0,00 1,5 44,77 179,1 78,50% 94,0 6,53 2,1 13 1,17 OK
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HICE – Modular Cable System (MCS):

1. Basic concept
2. System components
3. Applications
4. Advantages
5. Cost effective solution (CAPEX / OPEX)
6. Integrated system of components that can also be used
individually

Supplier Contractor Owner

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1. HICE – MCS / Basic Concept

HICE has developed a concept for cable transport, storage, installation and
maintenance & repair in a growing subsea cable market relating to any subsea
power cable application up to 300t. product weight.

The core of the concept is to minimize handling of the cable from source (cable
manufacturer) to application (offshore installation). The main purpose of the
concept is minimising any risk to the cable by only handling the cable when
neccessary. Cable will be stored in an ‘assigned‘ basket, compatible with the
MCS-components throughout the various stages between production and final
installation.

The starting point for the concept is the best way to handle a subsea power
cable is to store it in a rotating basket and dismissing static coils, vertical reels
and other methods that are a compromise and will always pose a risk to
powercables

The MCS consists of small equipment-modules which can be easily transported

in standard offshore container‘s and assembled on site.

Cable can easily be transported to required location. It is not neccessary the

cable installation vessel loads the cable at the manufacturer or storage location,
the cable comes to the installation vessel
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2. HICE – MCS / System Components

• Modular turn-table

• Liftable basket (appr. 300t.)

• BCE- Bow Cable Engine

(onshore loading/offloading)

• Loading arm / gooseneck (offshore lay / repair)

• LCE - Linear Cable Engine (offshore lay / repair)

• Cable chute(s) & roller-tracks

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2. HICE – MCS / System Components

• Modular turn-table

• Liftable basket (appr. 300t.)

• BCE- Bow Cable Engine

(onshore loading/offloading)

• Loading arm / gooseneck (offshore lay / repair)

• LCE - Linear Cable Engine (offshore lay / repair)

• Cable chute(s) & roller-tracks (general)

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3. HICE – MCS / Applications

3.1 Factory cable storage / load-out

3.2 Contractor installation projects

3.3 Owner cable storage

3.4 Emergency response / Cable repair concept

3.5 Decommissioning?
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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.1 Factory cable storage / load-out

• Cables can be stored in baskets and loaded as per project
requirements (temporary storage)
• Cables do not occupy factory carousels
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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.2 Contractor installation projects

• Transport of baskets can be undertaken by ‘any’ vessel
• If required cables can be transferred from baskets to CLV in mob-
port (after transport)
• Flexibility in project execution / schedule changes
• MCS can be mobilised to vessel of choice for installation
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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.3 Owner cable storage

• Existing solutions

Tennet Eemshaven / Emden: 50-Hertz Transmission :

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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.3 Owner cable storage

• Cable remaining from project(s) can be centrally stored for future
purposes
• No large equipment (CAPEX) required for storage
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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.4 Emergency Response / Cable repair concept

• MCS (+ owned equipment) = repair facility

• equipment containerised for road/sea transport to location

/ vessel / mob port

• Vessel availability / local market

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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.4 Emergency Response /

Jointless / Replacement set-up:

• inner array cables

• Deeper waters
• Smaller cable length/capacity
• Jointing viable?

• complete recovery existing cable

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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.4 Emergency Response /

‘Mid Line Joint’ set-up:

• export/transmission cables
• rel. shallow waters
• increased cable length/capacity
• longer jointing duration
• installation methods
• vessel-type depending on waterdepth
• shallow draft = light equipment
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3. HICE – MCS / Applications:

3.5 Decommissioning scopes?

“cables can be left in-situ IF buried over 1m, else required to be

recovered or buried to depth”
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4. HICE – MCS / Advantages:

• Minimized risk of cable damage due to minimum cable handling
operations.

• No ‘un-defined’ torque in the cable due to coiling (memory-effect)

• No fixed turntable needed for initial, temporary and final storage

• No installation vessel required for load-out / transport

• Minimized load-out and mobilisation durations (lifting of baskets only),

reduced vessel time

• Integrated system of components that can also be used individually

• Modular and transportable repair facility, all equipment can be

containerised for road/sea transport
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5. HICE – MCS / Cost effective solution (CAPEX / OPEX)

• Lower CAPEX due to reduced size and capacity requirement of modular

and multi-functional equipment

• ‘container’ / basket is project specific in dimension and number required,

CAPEX can be allocated to project budget(s)

• Equipment can be built to DNV-GL certification for offshore use, utilising

standardised hydraulic and electrical components

• Due to standardised and interchangeable components, less spares

required (OPEX)

• Low maintenance requirement by design (OPEX)

• Storage-solution as added service to Client

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5. HICE – MCS / Cost effective solution (CAPEX / OPEX)

• Indicative CAPEX
1x Modular 300t. turn-table, incl HPU and controls
€ 490.000,-

1x Liftable 300t. basket, incl lifting gear

€ 85.000,-

1x BCE- Bow Cable Engine

€ 95.000,-

1x Loading arm / gooseneck (offshore lay / repair)

€ 147.500,-

1x LCE - Linear Cable Engine (offshore lay / repair)

€ 289.500,-

1x Cable chute(s) & roller-tracks

€ 45.000,-
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6. Integrated system of components that can also be used

individually project client year

2 2t. (WLL) Bow Cable Engine (BCE), 2-wheel pair, integrated HPU, remote control Five Oceans Services 2007

2 5t. Linear Cable Engine (LCE), 5-wheel pair, c/w HPU, remote controls Five Oceans Services 2008

2 2t. (WLL) Bow Cable Engine enhanced (BCE-E), 2-wheel pair, integrated HPU, remote control Five Oceans Services 2009

1 Smartcart diver operated cable/pipe trenching tool Five Oceans Services 2010

1 750-1000t. modular onshore storage turntable (MOST) c/w electro-hydraulic HPU’s, controls, loading Siem Offshore 2013
arm, cable tracks.
2 1t. Linear Cable Feeder (LCF),1-wheel pair, remote controls Siem Offshore 2013

2 cable counter, length/speed measurement, c/w display and serial out Subtech 2013

2 5t. (WLL) Bow Cable Engine (BCE), 2-wheel pair, integrated HPU, remote control Wind Cable Services 2013

2 5t. Linear Cable Engine (LCE), 5-wheel pair, c/w HPU, remote controls Mubarak Marine 2014

2 2t. (WLL) Bow Cable Engine enhanced (BCE-E), 2-wheel pair, integrated HPU, remote control Mubarak Marine 2014

1 750-1000t. modular offshore turntable unit (MOTU) c/w electro-hydraulic HPU’s, remote controls, Siem Offshore 2014
loading arm, cable tracks.
2 2t. (WLL) Bow Cable Engine enhanced (BCE-E), 2-wheel pair, integrated HPU, remote control Wind Cable Services 2014

1 3t. Linear Cable Engine (LCE), 2-wheel pair, c/w HPU, remote controls van Oord 2014

1 Cable Coiling/Loading Scooter, integrated diesel-hydraulic HPU, sliding guide Mubarak Marine 2014

1 Modular Cable Coiling Arm (MOCCA), c/w electro-hydraulic HPU’s, remote controls Wind Cable Services 2014

1 Cable Coiling/Loading Scooter, integrated diesel-hydraulic HPU, sliding arm Siem Offshore 2014

3 cable counter, length/speed measurement, c/w display and serial out Siem Offshore 2014

1 5t. Linear Cable Engine (LCE), 5-wheel pair, c/w HPU, remote controls Wind Cable Services 2014

1 750-1000t. modular offshore turntable (MOT) c/w electro-hydraulic HPU’s, remote controls, loading TAGU 2015
arm.
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Thank you for your attention!

Tjark Hulst Jeroen de Winter