Offshore staff
RUTHIN, Denbighshire — Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK was appointed to prepare a site for the construction of the onshore converter station platforms for both Sofia offshore wind farm and Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm situated near Redcar, Teesside.
Works carried out by Jones Bros included providing load-bearing working platforms for the converter stations, two new road access points, welfare and storage areas, a drainage system, and associated utilities.
Up to 30 workers were on site at any one time, including three apprentices and two trainee engineers, as the work was completed on schedule.
The project also delivered opportunities for a work placement from Middlesbrough College as well as local suppliers of fencing, haulage and materials.
The Sofia wind farm is owned by RWE, while Dogger Bank wind farm is owned jointly by Equinor, SSE Renewables and ENI Plenitude.
The organizations behind the two wind farms, which will generate 1.4 GW and 3.6 GW of power, respectively, have worked in partnership to co-locate their Teesside onshore converter stations and onshore cables.
Jones Bros is continuing work in Teesside on the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) connection works for Phase 3 of Dogger Bank as well as working on the onshore infrastructure for the first two phases, 70 miles south near Hull, in East Riding of Yorkshire.
07.11.2022
