RWE begins construction works at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
German offshore energy company RWE has started construction works at its 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project on Dogger Bank.
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UK, Dogger Bank: German offshore energy company RWE has started construction works at its 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project on Dogger Bank.
The project, located 195 km from the nearest point on the North East coast, will involve an investment of around $4.2 B.
Featuring 100 14 MW wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the offshore wind facility is said to be the largest project currently in construction across RWE’s entire renewables fleet.
The first official construction works at the project will be onshore activities, also known as enabling works.
The onshore activities will be carried out by Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK at a new high-voltage direct current converter station site. The converter station is located near Lazenby, Teesside, and will be built by GE’s Grid Solutions early next year.
Initial works on the 7 km onshore cable route are expected to begin at the same time. RWE will announce the contractor for this package later this year.
Prysmian will supply and install the onshore export cable from a point between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea to the new converter station before it is linked to the existing National Grid substation in Lackenby, Teesside.
“Achieving this start-of-construction milestone for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is a great moment for the entire RWE Renewables team and a fantastic tribute to the 11 years’ hard work and collaboration from everyone involved, including our suppliers and stakeholders,” said Sven Utermöhlen, COO of RWE Renewables Wind Offshore Global.
The offshore construction is expected to start in 2023, as announced earlier.
Source: RWE