Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has contracted wind turbine installation and service company Global Wind Service (GWS) to assemble all 102 towers for East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The towers will be assembled at the Norfolk port of Great Yarmouth, only half an hour drive from GWS' office in Lowestoft, ahead of their load-out and installation offshore as part of the wind farm construction.

The pre-assembly work of the SWT-7.0-154 turbines is scheduled to commence at site mid-March 2019 and expected to run for a year. For the 66kV high voltage scope, GWS will be drawing on the specialised HV-technicians from our joint venture Delpro Wind.

East Anglia ONE is located in the Southern North Sea, approximately 43km off the Suffolk coast.  Once in full operation in 2020 the installed power capacity of 714 MW will be supplying green energy to around 600,000 British households. As such, it will be one of the largest offshore wind power plants in the world built on an investment of around 3 billion euros.

East Anglia ONE will be the first wind farm project to utilise 66kV cables on a commercial scale. This higher rating is expected to be the dominating technology for future offshore projects in an effort to reduce the loss of energy during transmission.

"Global Wind Service is very pleased to be part of this world-leading project together with our strong partner through 10 years, Siemens Gamesa. We have been present in the UK for over 9 years now, so this is a great way for us to underline our strong and continuous commitment to the country's offshore wind market. A long term project like East Anglia ONE is supporting GWS' strategy to continue our growth globally and in the UK where it will also create more local jobs, which is great for the UK wind industry" said Michael Høj Olsen, Chief Commercial Officer at GWS

"For a ground-breaking project like East Anglia ONE, it was important to choose a supplier with solid experience and expertise as well as proven quality and safety record. With GWS' in-house high-voltage competences in Delpro Wind, along with over 9 years of local presence in the UK market, we have selected a strong partner for this project, and we are happy to continue our long-term cooperation with GWS" said Andrew Elmes, Senior Project Manager for SGRE.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | www.siemensgamesa.com

GWS | globalwindservice.com

Delpro Wind | delpro-wind.com