Dong Energy announced supply chain opportunities at a suppliers event with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI Denmark) at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Denmark today.
“Dong Energy is absolutely committed to investing in the UK and with construction now underway on Burbo Bank Extension, we want to see opportunities continue in the UK supply chain.
“Burbo Bank Extension is a unique project in terms of the number of UK-based firms we have appointed, and we now hope to see our large suppliers continue this trend by focussing on UK content throughout their involvement with this project,” said Senior Programme Director for Burbo Bank Extension Klaus Skoust Moller.
Onshore construction has begun at Burbo Bank Extension, Dong Energy’s 258 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located 8 kilometres off the UK coast in Liverpool Bay.
The wind farm will feature 32 MHI Vestas Offshore Wind 8 MW turbines, transition pieces for foundations will be manufactured at the Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd Teesside plant and a £12 million contract for developing an onshore substation was recently signed with Balfour Beatty.
Dong Energy gave Burbo Bank Extension the go ahead in December 2014 when a Final Investment Decision to proceed was taken. This followed the award of development consent by the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change in September 2014.
When completed, Burbo Bank Extension will be capable of supplying the electricity needs of around 180,000 UK homes.