The world’s largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank has moved a step closer after passing a significant milestone with the installation of the first foundations for its 277 turbines. Made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, the installation saw the first monopile and transition piece put in at Dogger Bank A. The foundations, designed by UK-based Wood Thilsted, are up to 72 meters in length and weigh on average 1057 tonnes. The installation works are being led by Seaway supported by DEME. Installation of GE Renewable Energy’s ground-breaking Haliade-X turbines, which will generate the power will begin in Spring 2023. Steel manufactured by Tata Steel in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is being used in the supporting components of the transition pieces, while South Tyneside-based Metec and Rochdale-based Granada Material Handling have also won contracts with Smulders to support this innovative and world-leading project. The foundations have been optimised to tackle the North Sea’s high waves, with installation in water depths of up to 32 meters and at a distance of 130km from shore they’ll provide a solid and stable base for the scale of the GE Renewable Energy’s groundbreaking Haliade-X turbines. The project, which is a joint venture between SSE Renewables 40%, Equinor 40% and Eni Plenitude 20% will generate 3.6GW of clean green energy – enough to power 6 million UK homes when it is complete more than 130km off the North East coast of England. SSE Renewables is lead operator for the development and construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, while Equinor will be lead operator of the wind farm on completion for its expected operational life of around 35 years. It is part of SSE’s plans to invest in excess of GBP 24 billionn this decade in Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure system.
The world’s largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank has moved a step closer after passing a significant milestone with the installation of the first foundations for its 277 turbines. Made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, the installation saw the first monopile and transition piece put in at Dogger Bank A. The foundations, designed by UK-based Wood Thilsted, are up to 72 meters in length and weigh on average 1057 tonnes. The installation works are being led by Seaway supported by DEME. Installation of GE Renewable Energy’s ground-breaking Haliade-X turbines, which will generate the power will begin in Spring 2023. Steel manufactured by Tata Steel in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is being used in the supporting components of the transition pieces, while South Tyneside-based Metec and Rochdale-based Granada Material Handling have also won contracts with Smulders to support this innovative and world-leading project. The foundations have been optimised to tackle the North Sea’s high waves, with installation in water depths of up to 32 meters and at a distance of 130km from shore they’ll provide a solid and stable base for the scale of the GE Renewable Energy’s groundbreaking Haliade-X turbines. The project, which is a joint venture between SSE Renewables 40%, Equinor 40% and Eni Plenitude 20% will generate 3.6GW of clean green energy – enough to power 6 million UK homes when it is complete more than 130km off the North East coast of England. SSE Renewables is lead operator for the development and construction of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, while Equinor will be lead operator of the wind farm on completion for its expected operational life of around 35 years. It is part of SSE’s plans to invest in excess of GBP 24 billionn this decade in Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure system.
