Posted by: Windfair Editors
Installation of Dogger Bank OWF about to start
Official Press Release SSE Renewables:
World’s largest jack-up vessel arrives to begin building world’s largest offshore wind farm
The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, has just arrived in the UK port of Able Seaton ahead of its first campaign on Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
Voltaire of Jan De Nul Group was delivered in late 2022. Since then she has been undertaking final preparations for her very first assignment, the construction of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases A, B and C. In total, the vessel will be responsible for installing 277 GE Renewable Energy Haliade-X turbines. Voltaire will sail out in early July to begin installation. Olly Cass, Dogger Bank Wind Farm Project Director at SSE Renewables, said: “As offshore wind technology grows in scale and power, the industry needs stronger vessels that are capable of meeting these engineering... ... More: Official Press Release SSE Renewables
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