Spanish utility Iberdrola S.A.’s renewables unit within the UK, ScottishPower Renewables, has awarded HSM Offshore Vitality an engineering, procurement, building, set up, and commissioning contract for the offshore substation of the East Anglia Two wind farm within the North Sea, together with the jacket basis on which will probably be positioned.
The high-voltage offshore substation will weigh round 5,100 tonnes and its jacket basis will weigh 3,700 tonnes. It should accumulate the electrical energy generated by the wind generators, remodel the voltage and carry it on submarine cables to the onshore transmission grid, ScottishPower Renewables mentioned.
Building is anticipated to begin within the final quarter of 2025, with the jacket basis anticipated to be prepared for set up by the third quarter of 2027. The substation is predicted to be accomplished by the top of 2027.
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The 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm will likely be located within the southern North Sea, roughly 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) from the Suffolk coast at its nearest level to Southwold and 37 km (23 miles) from Lowestoft, the place ScottishPower operates its offshore wind upkeep and operations base, the corporate mentioned.
“This contract represents a big milestone for HSM Offshore Vitality and underscores our place as a trusted associate within the offshore wind trade. The proactive method taken by ScottishPower Renewables to order yard capability early demonstrates the worth of collaboration and forward-thinking in driving the vitality transition”, Hans Leerdam, CCO at HSM Offshore Vitality, mentioned.
“It’s improbable to be working with HSM Offshore Vitality to deliver our GBP4 billion ($5.3 billion) East Anglia TWO wind farm to life and produce extra homegrown inexperienced era for the UK. This contract is a good instance of the modern and forward-thinking method we took to securing high quality provide chain companions for the undertaking on the earliest alternative and means we will hit the bottom working to start building later this 12 months. I can’t wait to see the undertaking take form”, Ross Ovens, ScottishPower Renewables’ Managing Director for Offshore, mentioned.
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