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KenzFigee scores Sofia crane contract

By: Tom Russell 25/10/2021 KenzFigee

General Windfarms

KenzFigee signed a contract with Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver an electric hydraulic Ram Luffing offshore crane for installation on the HVDC offshore converter platform for the Sofia offshore wind farm, to be sited on Dogger Bank in the North Sea.

The heavy duty 3,000 type Ram Luffing crane is equipped with a 40-metre long box boom which enables personnel handling and supply boat lifts of up to Hs-5m, according EN13852-1, and platform lifts with safe working loads from 19 to 25 tonne.

The Ram Luffing crane will be built, assembled and tested at KenzFigee facility in Zaandam, the Netherlands. In the first quarter of 2022, it will be shipped to Batam, Indonesia, where Sembcorp Marine will install it on the HVDC offshore converter platform being fabricated for Sofia.

“We are proud to be able to contribute to safe and efficient operations on one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm in the UK sector”, said Robert de Rijcke, Chief Commercial Officer of KenzFigee. “It’s a pleasure to be working again with Iv-Offshore & Energy on this great project. This new contract award by Iv-Offshore & Energy reflects the mutual trust and confidence between both companies, and validates the reliability of our products, particularly the Ram Luffing crane as a proven design with an installed base of over 100 cranes worldwide.”

The 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm is located 195 kilometres from the UK coast on Dogger Bank, in the shallow area of the central North Sea. It will consist of 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD turbines. The 100% RWE-owned project represents a total investment of approximately £3 billion and is scheduled for completion by Q4 2026. RWE was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Sofia in 2019, achieving a strike price of £39.65 per megawatt hour (in 2012 prices).

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