Monopile installation works completed for 882 MW Offshore wind farm in UK
DEME’s flagship ‘Orion’ completed monopile installation works on Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland.
DEME swiftly installed 29 monopiles in approximately two months, weighing 2000 tonnes each. Meanwhile, DEME’s DP2 jack-up vessel ‘Apollo’ is installing the transition pieces. A key industry milestone has been delivered by DEME installing the first complete foundations for near 15 MW turbines. Dedicated novel tools were deployed such as a Quad Vibro Hammer and pioneering bolting equipment for M90 bolts.
The facility is being developed by Ocean Winds, it is a 50:50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, dedicated to offshore wind energy. The project consists of 60 units of the SG 14-222 DD turbines, each of 14.7 MW. The wind farm will have the capacity to power up to 1.3 million homes in the UK.
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