{"id":187950,"date":"2024-09-15T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=187950"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:04:11","slug":"calypso-ship-is-preparing-sofia-wind-farm","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/calypso-ship-is-preparing-sofia-wind-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Oord prepares its Calypso vessel for Sofia wind farm in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/construction-hybrid-vessel-wind-energy\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"168768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cable-laying vessel Calypso<\/a><\/strong> Van Oord&#8217;s new <em>Calypso<\/em> is ready for action on the high seas.\nIn the next few days, she will carry out her first mission, which will consist of installing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/install-cables-in-floating-wind-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"160330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submarine cables<\/a><\/strong> on RWE&#8217;s Sofia wind farm, one of the UK&#8217;s largest sustainable energy projects. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> \n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cable-laying vessel Calypso - How does it work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CalDkFYFVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n <\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Calypso is Van Oord&#8217;s second cable-laying vessel.\nSource: Van Oord <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calypso to carry cables to RWE&#8217;s Sofia wind farm<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.rwe.com\/project-proposals\/sofia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uk.rwe.com\/project-proposals\/sofia\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofia wind farm<\/a><\/strong>wind farm, located in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/offshore-floating-wind-turbine-gives-energy\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"184291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Sea<\/a><\/strong>is crucial to the UK&#8217;s energy transition because it will help increase the UK&#8217;s clean energy generation capacity. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/video-tv\/north-anna-generando-energia-limpia\/\" data-type=\"video-tv\" data-id=\"184880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clean energy<\/a><\/strong>.\nThe project is one of the largest of its kind, and the Calypso will play a key role in connecting the wind turbines to the subsea power grid. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Calypso is an advanced hybrid, designed specifically for cable-laying operations in offshore wind energy projects.\nIt is currently loaded with <em>inter-array <\/em>cables at the port of Blyth and is expected to commence work shortly. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Vessel Calypso\" class=\"wp-image-187552\" style=\"width:677px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Buque-hibrido-Calypso.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hybrid vessel Calypso.\nSource: Van Oord <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>With its characteristic orange and blue design, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanoord.com\/en\/updates\/van-oords-brand-new-cable-laying-vessel-calypso-arrived-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vanoord.com\/en\/updates\/van-oords-brand-new-cable-laying-vessel-calypso-arrived-netherlands\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Calypso<\/strong><\/a> promises to change the way subsea installations are made. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/van-oord-y-project-eolian-marine-baltic-sea-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"173437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Oord<\/a><\/strong> continues to strengthen its reputation as a leader in offshore infrastructure construction, with a clear commitment to sustainability and technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/van-oord_vanoord-marineingenuity-enhancingtheenergytransition-activity-7239528923858890752--aS2?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/van-oord_vanoord-marineingenuity-enhancingtheenergytransition-activity-7239528923858890752--aS2?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Van Oord<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calypso will make its debut by installing cables in the Sofia wind farm, one of the largest in the world, capable of supplying 1.2 million 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