Aker Options has been awarded a restricted discover to proceed contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard West Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, U.Okay.
Situated greater than 47 km from the coast and with an put in capability of 1.4 GW, Norfolk Vanguard West would be the first section of Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone, which additionally contains the Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Boreas developments. As soon as full, the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone will produce sufficient renewable electrical energy to energy greater than 4 million houses.
The Norfolk Vanguard West Offshore Wind Farm is topic to regulatory approvals and Vattenfall’s ultimate funding resolution.
The scope of labor for Aker Options contains the engineering, procurement development and set up (EPCI) of the high-voltage direct present (HVDC) offshore platform. The fabrication of the topside might be executed in a three way partnership with Drydocks World Dubai, and the substructure might be fabricated at Aker Options’ yard in Verdal, Norway.
“The event of the whole Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone might finally require as much as three HVDC platforms in succession, which might enhance the long-term predictability and provides constructive repeat results and standardization inside the provider trade,” says Sturla Magnus, government vice chairman of recent construct at Aker Options.
