RWE contracts RINA for 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the North Sea

RINA has been awarded a contract by RWE to provide cable verification services and offshore converter platform (OCP) construction site quality services at the Sofia offshore wind project.

The full scope of work for the 1.4 GW Sofia project will be managed from RINA’s Sunderland office. RINA will be providing third-party surveillance to support the supply of quality assurance services required to verify the cable design, the manufacturing cycle by inspection, the project-specific type test, and final acceptance testing (FAT) along with reviewing cable handling and load-out procedures.

The Sofia offshore wind project will feature 100 of 14 MW SG 14-222 DDturbines. Covering an area of almost 593 square kilometers, the farm will produce power enough to supply 1.2 million homes.