Seaway7 recently completed the installation of all 95 transition pieces on Dogger Bank A, concluding the installation of the foundations for the first phase of the project.
“We are happy to welcome Seaway Strashnov back to the project to commence foundation installation on Dogger Bank B – leading on from the vessel’s good performance last year on Dogger Bank A. After introducing our brand-new heavy lift vessel Seaway Alfa Lift to the project in October, the vessel operated through the high weather season installing transition pieces on Dogger Bank A, and now continues this work in phase B,” said Wouter van Dalen , Project Director, Seaway7.
A total of 277 monopiles and transition pieces will be installed across all three phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, with completion due in 2026.
Designed in the UK by Wood Thilsted, Dogger Bank Wind Farm’s foundations have been optimised to tackle challenging wave loads in the Dogger Bank area of the North Sea, with installation in water depths of up to 32 metres and at a minimum distance of 130 kilometres from shore.
Steel manufactured by Tata Steel in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is being used in the supporting components of TPs, while South Tyneside-based Metec and Rochdale-based Granada Material Handling have also won contracts with Smulders to support the offshore wind project.
“As the world’s largest wind farm of its kind and due to the deployment of new turbine technology, every aspect of the wind farm has required us to come up with new innovative design and engineering solutions that will shape the future construction of offshore wind globally,” said Olly Cass , Dogger Bank Wind Farm Project Director.
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Saipem 7000, Seaway Strashnov to Begin Dogger Bank B Offshore Construction Work
Last month, Saipem, using its vessel Saipem 7000 , completed the installation of the offshore substation at Dogger Bank B.
Measuring 75 metres in length, 45 meters in width, and 39 meters in height, the platform utilises a four-legged steel jacket foundation structure designed and fabricated by Saipem.
The Dogger Bank Wind Farm is owned by SSE Renewables (40 per cent), Equinor (40 per cent), and Vårgrønn (20 per cent).
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