France - DEME Offshore has contracted Allseas to install the offshore substation for the Yeu and Noirmoutier islands’ offshore wind farm development off France’s Pays-de-la-Loire coast

The Pioneering Spirit will carry out the job in the first half of 2024.

The “lift and set down” job of the substation jacket and topside is very similar to the Saint-Nazaire installation job Pioneering Spirit performed for DEME in the Bay of Biscay in August 2021 – Allseas’ first assignment for the fast-growing offshore wind industry.

‘We’re delighted to be providing installation services for a second major offshore wind project in France,’ says Matthijs Groenewegen, Vice President Projects at Allseas. ‘This latest award builds on our earlier successful collaboration with DEME on the Saint-Nazaire project and illustrates the important role Allseas can play, both in terms of transport and installation, in this fast-growing, sustainable offshore industry.’

He adds: ‘Weather and tidal conditions at the installation location can be challenging, which we’re able to mitigate thanks to the unprecedented size and stability of our installation vessel.’

Source: swzmaritime.nl