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3sun scores Galloper pre-assembly work

By: Tom Russell 02/03/2017 3sun Group

General Turbines Windfarms

Great Yarmouth-based 3sun Group has secured a contract with turbine manufacturer Siemens for pre-assembly of the 56 turbine towers for the £1.5bn Galloper offshore wind farm.

Forty of 3sun’s engineers and technicians will be involved in building the turbine towers at the Port of Great Yarmouth, where a multi-million investment has created an assembly and installation base for Galloper, and future offshore wind farms such as East Anglia ONE.

Hervé Bouraima, Global Commodity Manager, Siemens Strategic Procurement, said: “When awarding our contracts, local content is a priority as well as UK content. 3sun Group is a highly regarded experienced local company with the skills and personnel for this work.”

Bouraima added: “Engaging 3sun Group on this high-profile project ensures a highly experienced local company carrying out pre-assembly works to support the technical integrity of the turbines we are manufacturing for UK wind farms.”

Key turbine components will arrive at the newly-developed quayside, where they will be pre-assembled– before they are loaded on to installation vessels and transported to the construction site 20 miles off the Suffolk coast.

Quayside pre-assembly is used to keep construction costs down in unpredictable weather. A new 120m ALE Heavy lift SXL850 quayside crane at the North Terminal will lift components of the 56 SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines and assembled towers on and off vessels.

Mr Hacon said: “We are delighted and proud to be providing local content for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm – not only does it recognise our experience, expertise and reputation in a competitive international market, it brings real investment, jobs creation and local content from offshore wind to the Great Yarmouth community.

“We work on offshore wind farms all over the world but it is especially important to win contracts on wind farms off our coast to provide employment for our local community in this new growing industry. This was a vision when offshore wind began off the East of England, bringing hope for skills and employment as more traditional industries waned.

“With this contract, people can see that the multi-billion offshore wind industry isn’t just happening miles out at sea –the positive effects are being felt here in Great Yarmouth.“

The Galloper offshore wind farm is being implemented next door to the existing and fully operational Greater Gabbard wind farm and represents an expected investment potential of around £1.5bn (€1.78 billion). Foundation installation breached the halfway mark on 13th February with the 28th unit installed by GeoSea's jack-up installation vessel Innovation.

Innogy SE is leading the development and construction of the project on behalf of the its partners the UK Green Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services, Sumitomo Corporation and Macquarie Capital

The project will have a capacity of 336MW and the electricity it generates will be sold through long-term power purchase agreements with off-takers across the UK. It is expected to meet the needs of approximately 336,000 households.

Commercial production is scheduled to commence in 2018 and is expected to provide clean energy for 25 years.

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