Ocean Winds has appointed Fon Energy Services to provide a fully integrated balance of plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service programme for the 1800MW Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland.
Fon Energy Services’ integrated BoP O&M offering covers inspection and corrective maintenance, including management of the teams, vessels, planning, logistics, engineering, procurement and project management.
The company will synergise the delivery of vessels, survey equipment and personnel to carry out above water and subsea inspections on all turbine and substation foundations as well as subsea cables, optimised both across the two wind farms and the work scope.
The contract is valid for three years with the option to extend for up to two years.
Nikolaj Højberg Stald, chief commercial officer at Fon Energy Services, said: “We have proposed an innovative and cost-effective O&M concept which optimises both cost and risk for the customer, while providing us with sufficient autonomy to plan and execute all operations and maintenance work in a predictable and controlled manner.
“It has been a pleasure to co-operate with an experienced and forward-thinking partner like Ocean Winds.”
Fon Energy Services’ scope of work includes inspection and maintenance of assets above and below sea level at both Moray East and Moray West wind farms, which have a total of 160 fixed-bottom wind turbines.
Above sea level works will see Fon Energy Services handling inspection and maintenance of wind turbine foundations and substructures, power cable terminations and foundations for offshore substation platforms.
The O&M scope for the below water works will cover subsea components including inter-array cables, foundations and scour protection.
The company will provide geophysical surveys, scour surveys of turbine and offshore substation foundations, bathymetric surveys of subsea cables, cable protection systems and surrounding seabed, plus multibeam surveys of cable routes for subsea components related to the offshore substation foundations.
Fon Energy Services has successfully completed its 2024 operations campaign for Ocean Winds, marking a major milestone for the company following its merger with Holland-based offshore wind services company C-Ventus in May.
The merger has established Fon Energy Services as a leading European O&M provider in the offshore wind sector, combining the strengths of both organizations to deliver exceptional service and expand into new markets.
The campaign, launched during the peak summer period, presented unique challenges due to its mid-season start. However, the successful integration of the two companies and the strong collaboration with Ocean Winds ensured positive results.