Dogger Bank C offshore wind contract awarded to Aibel
Thursday 18 February 2021
In 2019, Dogger Bank Wind Farm awarded Aibel the contract for two converter platforms for the first two phases of the project, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. Announced today, Aibel has also been awarded the EPC contract for the third phase of the same development.
The contract is subject to financial close on Dogger Bank C, which is currently forecast for Q4 this year.
The world’s largest offshore wind farm
The three phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm will have a combined capacity of 3.6 GW, making Dogger Bank the largest offshore wind farm in the world, and are expected to produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 6 million UK homes.
In May 2019, Aibel was awarded a similar contract for the offshore wind project DolWin5 from the German grid operator TenneT. Projects within renewable energy are becoming an increasingly larger part of Aibel’s project portfolio.
“With this award, we once again confirm our position as a preferred supplier in the European offshore wind segment and strengthen our role in the ongoing energy industry transformation,” says Aibel’s President and CEO, Mads Andersen.
A competitive concept
"Together with our partner Hitachi ABB Power Grids, our skilled engineers have developed integrated solutions and established an efficient supply chain for our deliveries. We are proud to see that our concept wins in a very competitive environment,” says Executive Vice President for Field development and Offshore wind in Aibel, Nils Arne Hatleskog.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has been developed as a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor (50:50), and ENI will take a 20% stake in phases A and B subject to regulatory and lender approvals of Eni’s agreement to enter the joint venture which are due during Q1 2021.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm Project Director, Steve Wilson, said: “Confirmation of our collaboration with Hitachi ABB Power Grids and Aibel on all three phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm is another important milestone for our world-leading development. Working together in an integrated way will enable us to achieve optimum efficiency during the construction work, while the use of market-leading technology will ensure efficient and reliable transmission of renewable energy for 6 million UK households when the windfarm becomes operational.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farm project is headed from Aibel in Haugesund, while the platform’s topsides are under construction at Aibel's yard in Thailand. The Dogger Bank A platform is expected to arrive in Haugesund in the first half of 2022, where it will be outfitted with Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ latest generation HVDC converter technology, including final completion and commissioning. It will be ready for sail away to the Dogger Bank field in 2023, and final completion later that year. The delivery of Dogger Bank B is scheduled for 2024, while Dogger Bank C is scheduled for 2025.