Fundy Cable Development and Team Collaboration

The Fundy Cable team consists of experienced professionals with a strong background in the offshore industry. Their expertise has been instrumental in the development of the cable.

The team's collaboration has been key to overcoming the challenges of designing a cable that can withstand the harsh marine environment of the Bay of Fundy. They have worked closely together to develop a product that meets the needs of the offshore wind industry.

The team's collective experience has been invaluable in ensuring the cable's reliability and durability.

The Fundy Cable project involved replacing existing undersea 69 kV cables from mainland New Brunswick, Canada, to the Fundy Isles.

The existing cables were approaching the end of their 40-year life, and NB Power needed a solution that was cost-effective, environmentally sound, and delivered on a tight installation schedule.

The project area was one of the most heavily fished and lucrative fishing grounds in North America, requiring a double armored, three-core cable design to protect against fishing activities.

This design also had to minimize the impact on local fisheries, marine wildlife, migratory birds, and species at risk.

Geophysical surveys and environmental impact assessment studies were crucial components of the project, ensuring that the new cable design met the necessary standards.

The new cable design has improved the reliability of the power supply to the Fundy Isles, providing a more environmentally friendly energy option than diesel-fueled generation assets.

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At the planning stage, Fundy Cable's team helps owners and operators identify preferred route corridors, providing marine input to options appraisal and supporting route optioneering as part of Desk Top Studies. They assess issues related to physical processes, marine ecology, and navigation.

Fundy Cable's team has the capability to specify and undertake geophysical and marine ecological surveys to support route definition, environmental assessments, and operational monitoring requirements. This involves assessing seabed mobility and landfall assessments to inform decision-making.

Our team's sediment mobility knowledge is combined with shipping and fishing intensity data to inform cable burial risk assessment, determining appropriate burial depths.

At the planning stage, we help owners and operators identify preferred route corridors. Our team assesses issues related to marine topics such as physical processes, marine ecology, and navigation.

We provide marine input to options appraisal and support route optioneering as part of Desk Top Studies. This helps inform decision-making and ensure that routes are feasible and safe.

Our team has the capability to specify and undertake geophysical and marine ecological surveys. These surveys support route definition, environmental assessments, and operational monitoring requirements.

We regularly undertake landfall assessments and seabed mobility investigations. This helps identify potential risks and ensure that routes are safe and reliable.

Combining our sediment mobility knowledge with shipping and fishing intensity data informs cable burial risk assessment. This helps determine the appropriate burial depths for cables.

In our operations, we have a team of Metocean specialists who provide advice on the likely impact of weather on installation through our weather downtime service.

Having a dedicated team for Metocean services helps us minimize disruptions and ensure a smoother installation process.

We take into account the potential downtime caused by weather conditions to plan our operations accordingly.

By doing so, we can avoid costly delays and setbacks, and stay on track with our project timelines.

The team behind the Fundy Cable project was a diverse and skilled group. They included over 30 personnel who worked together to install the subsea data cable.

The team consisted of R.J. MacIsaac Construction, International Telecom, and Seaforth Geosurveys, all of whom played a crucial role in the project's success.

Their experience and expertise were essential in overcoming the challenges posed by the harsh bay conditions, including a blizzard that made the installation even more difficult.

Tony Wright, the director of marine operations at FORCE, was thrilled with the outcome, saying "Today proves that we can be successful in the world's highest tides."