Sembmarine SLP has won a contract to design and build an offshore substation platform for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, securing work for up to 300 staff at its yard in Lowestoft over the next 21 months. The contract was awarded by Siemens Transmission & Distribution, who in turn won the contract for the electrical system infrastructure by the wind farm’s developer Dudgeon Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Norwegian energy firms Statoil and Statkraft and Abu Dhabi based renewable energy company, Masdar. SLP will work with Siemens and will be responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, project management and construction of the platform’s jacket substructure and topside.
Sembmarine SLP managing director Paul Thomson said: “One of SLP’s main objectives has been to apply its long experience in designing and building offshore platforms for the oil & gas industry to the offshore wind business. … We look forward to making this another successful SLP project delivered safely, fully complete and on time, and one of many future offshore substations that we build in Lowestoft. ”
Separately, Dudgeon Offshore Wind has awarded the charter for wind turbine generators transport and installation to A2SEA A/S. Statoil's asset manager Bjørn Ivar Bergemo said: "This contract is awarded to a competent and experienced contractor that ensures flexible, robust and effective installation of the wind turbine generators. We look forward to working with A2SEA on Dudgeon. With this contract award Dudgeon has now secured contractors for all key elements for the construction of the wind farm. "