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EDS HV secures Aberdeen O&M contract

By: Tom Russell 04/03/2020 EDS HV

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High voltage engineering firm EDS HV Group (EDS) has been awarded a three year operations & maintenance (O&M) contract for Vattenfall’s Blackdog Substation at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm.

The scope of the contract will see EDS provide substation management services, including inspections and maintenance of the primary electrical assets and secondary auxiliary systems at Blackdog 132kV/66kV Substation.

Ryan Murphy, Head of Operations at EDS, said: “This contract award builds upon an already excellent relationship that EDS has with Vattenfall and we look forward to continuing to provide the service levels that they have come to expect. We have recently re-organised the Operations and Maintenance department and recruited an additional 3 staff to provide even greater efficiency for our clients. The award of this contract has most certainly contributed to our continued growth. ”

Kevin Jones, Head of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre said: “We are pleased to be awarding this contract to a UK company. The development of the supply chain is a crucial factor in the UK’s renewable success story and the result of co-ordinated action by the offshore wind sector. Vattenfall remains committed to playing its part in delivering the ambition of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal.”

the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) has 11x 8.8 MW MHI Vestas turbines, with a total generating capacity of 96.8 MW, each rotation generating enough energy to power a home for 24 hours.

Located off Aberdeen Bay, the EOWDC has been generating electricity since summer 2018, and is expected to continue operating for another 24 years. It features two 8.8 MW and nine 8.4 MW turbines, all supplied by MHI Vestas. According to Vattenfall, one single rotor lap from the record 8.8 MW turbine provides a British household with electricity for a full day.

The £300 million+ project is a testbed for new technology in the offshore wind sector. The turbines are some of the most powerful in the world. It is also one of the first offshore wind farms in the world which features an offshore 66kV high voltage network. As one of Scotland’s largest offshore test and demonstration facility, the 92.4 MW EOWDC, will trial next-generation technologies, and aims to generate the equivalent of 70% of Aberdeen's domestic electricity demand.

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