The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been installed at the North Sea site of the 1.1 GW Scottish project.The…
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been installed at the North Sea site of the 1.1 GW Scottish project.
The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its 68-meter jacket foundation are now in position 21 kilometers from the Angus coast having been installed by Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir.
The compact 2700-tonne platform comprises two circuits with two transformers and reactors, making it Siemens Energy’s first ever double OTM.
The modular fabrication, which enables offshore wind platforms to be smaller and lighter than conventional alternating current designs, has now been in use for 10 years.
A team of more than 250 at the Smulders yard in Newcastle, fitted out and assembled both the OTM and its jacket foundation over the past approximately 18 months. Around 80 local U.K. sub-contractors supported the project with work that included lifting, scaffolding, engineering and coating.
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