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Pins in place at Moray East

By: Tom Russell 28/02/2020 EDPR

General Windfarms

Developers of the Moray East offshore wind farm have announced the completion of offshore piling works at the project, which is under construction in the Moray Firth, off the North East coast of Scotland.

Work to install the pin piles in the sea-bed commenced in May of last year, using the jack-up installation vessel Apollo which worked out of Cromarty Firth Ports Authority’s onshore handling facilities at Invergordon. The pin piles will support the three-legged jacket foundations for each turbine as well as the substation platform. Three pin-piles are needed for each jacket, requiring a total of 309 having been intsalled.

Commenting, Project Director for Moray East, Marcel Sunier said: “The important first phase of offshore installation works have been completed safely and successfully without any major incidents. I would like to thank all those involved including our contractors, our suppliers, our local port facilities at Invergordon and the authorities.

“Although the piles are undersea, underground and unseen, they are the foundations on which the entire project’s success literally rests. The challenge of accurately driving 309 piles into the sea-bed, in water depths of ca. 50m, more than 20km from shore in Scottish weather conditions cannot be understated.

“The dynamics which make the Moray Firth a more challenging location for installation are the same dynamics which enable us to deliver high a volume of electricity at a record-low price. The experience and expertise developed working in this challenging environment are vital resources for the UK’s journey to ‘Net Zero’

“I look forward to the next stages of the project which will see the jackets and various turbine components begin to be marshalled at the local ports at Nigg and Invergordon prior to their installation as well as the installation of the three offshore substations, the inter array cables and the offshore export cable."

The 950 MW Moray East project is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL), which is a joint venture company owned by Diamond Green Limited (33.4%), EDPR (33.3 %), ENGIE (23.3%) and CTG (10%). It will feature 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines and three offshore substations which are to be installed around 22km from the coast in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The project secured a Contract for Difference of £57.50/MWh from the UK Government in 2017 and is due to start generating power in 2021.

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