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Construction begins for Dogger Bank

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 17/01/2020 Jones Bros Civil Engineering

Construction on what is poised to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm started this week. Near the coastal village of Ulrome, East Riding of Yorkshire, Jones Bros Civil Engineering (Jones Bros) has broken ground for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project.


Jones Bros has been commissioned to install the onshore cable infrastructure for both the
Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A and Dogger Bank Creyke Beck B offshore wind projects. The works will also involve completing bulk earthworks at the onshore high voltage direct current convertor station locations in East Riding.

The onshore infrastructure includes the installation of approximately 20 miles of electrical cables within ducts. The ducts will be installed within trenches and where required via drilling under existing infrastructure and natural obstacles. The completed onshore cable will transport the power generated by the two offshore wind farm sites, from the landfall point at Ulrome to the new convertor stations (one per project) in the south of Beverley. The cable route will connect to the existing National Grid substation at Creyke Beck, Cottingham.

The works contract also includes vegetation clearance, preparing access junctions and construction of a temporary access road to facilitate the main works, and installation of pre- and post-construction land drainage. The full works are expected to take approximately two years to complete.

Steve Wilson, Managing Director of Dogger Bank Wind Farms, said: “Getting the first spade in the ground is a significant milestone on any project, but for what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, this is a major moment for a project that has already been over a decade in the making. “Dogger Bank Wind Farms will play a critical role in the UK’s effort to achieve net-zero through the use of low-carbon fuel sources and we’re incredibly pleased to work with one of the UK’s leading civil engineering contractors, Jones Bros, as we commence construction and start delivering Dogger Bank.”

Garod Evans, Jones Bros' Contracts Director, said: “We have worked with SSE Renewables on major schemes previously and we are delighted to be developing our partnership through working with them and now Equinor on the onshore works for Dogger Bank Wind Farms. “There will be up to 100 Jones Bros personnel, from management to apprentices and trainees, on site at the height of the works. “This is a really significant project to be involved with and it’s exciting for us to play a part in delivering support to what will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.”

The Dogger Bank Wind Farms, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, is made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea. This includes
Doggerbank Teeside A,  Doggerbank Creyke Beck A, and Doggerbank Creyke Beck B. The three projects combined represent a total of 3.6 GW of offshore wind generation. Located more than 130 km off the east coast of  UK in the North Sea, the projects are expected to produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 4.5 million UK homes. The project partners estimate that the development will trigger a total capital investment of approximately £9 billion between 2020 and 2026.

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