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ODE secures framework agreement with SSE Renewables

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 11/02/2021 ODE
Engineering technical consultancy ODE, part of the DORIS Group, has been awarded a framework agreement by SSE Renewables for Offshore Structural Design across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland.

With a contract duration up to three years, ODE will appoint a number of new secondees to work alongside personnel from SSE Renewables’ UK and Irish offices and from ODE’s own UK offices and headquarters.

The contract will involve key projects such as the
Seagreen, Berwick Bank and Marrbank offshore wind farms in Scotland, which have a cumulative installed capacity of 3.2 GW, and the 800 MW Arklow Bank offshore wind farm in Ireland. ODE and SSE personnel will collaborate on all project phases and on specific packages such as Concept Development, Technical Due Diligence and Fabrication Support.

David Robertson, ODE’s Head of Renewables, commented: “This is an exciting opportunity for ODE to further support the UK offshore wind industry and for ODE to expand into the promising Irish offshore sector. With our considerable expertise behind us, we look forward to building a strong relationship with SSE Renewables.”


Seagreen is the most advanced of the aforementioned projects. In September 2019, Seagreen secured a 15-year CfD contract awarded by the UK government. SSE Renewables is leading on the development and construction of the first 1,140 MW phase, supported by Total, and will operate the asset on completion, which is expected in 2022/23. The project will feature 114 MHI Vestas V164-10 MW turbines.

For
Berwick Bank SSE Renewables aims to submit its consent application in 2021 and to be granted a 50-year permit for the project to allow a significant operational life-span. Berwick Bank could be operational as soon as 2027.

The third project in Scotland,
Marr Bank is also in the early planning phase, and SSE aims to make the Scoping Report for Marr Bank  available in Spring 2021.

SSE Renwables'
Arklow Bank lease area is situated 13 km off the Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Covering an area approximately 27 km long and 2.5k m wide it already hosts Phase One which consists of seven turbines, with an overall capacity of 25.2 MW. SSE anticipates that Arklow Bank Phase 2 will commence operations in 2025 and power around half a million homes each year with green energy.

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