Yorkshire coast - The campaign to install turbine foundations that will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm has commenced in recent days.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has announced that the work has started on the installation of 277 of some of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine foundations in the North Sea, which is another major milestone for Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which is being developed 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast.
According to Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the campaign to install turbine foundations that will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm has commenced in recent days, with the installation of the first monopile and transition piece on Dogger Bank A. The installation campaign is being led by Seaway 7 supported by DEME.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm Project Director, Steve Wilson, said: “As well as the sheer scale of the foundations, we’ve incorporated a unique split-level transition piece which allows safe access for technicians directly into the turbine tower from our service and operations vessels, eliminating thousands of manual handling activities and lifting operations over the lifetime of the assets.
“Successful installation of our first monopiles and transitions pieces is a giant leap for offshore wind globally and will lay the foundations for Dogger Bank Wind Farm to contribute to meeting the UK’s net zero target, enabling the development of a future energy system that is cleaner, cheaper and more secure. It also demonstrates the continued innovation in our sector as we begin to install the increasingly larger and more powerful turbines that are needed to fuel our homes and businesses safely and securely in a net zero world,” Wilson added.
Source: Dogger Bank Wind Farm