Hughes Subsea Services has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind farm to provide vessel, crew and equipment to complete the 2023 internal anode installation campaign across the first phase of the wind farm.
The contract will support up to 60 jobs in the UK supply chain.
Hughes will install the internal cathodic protection systems across the complete 95 wind turbines being installed at Dogger Bank A, using a walk-to-work offshore support vessel.
The system is designed to protect the turbines from corrosion during the wind farm’s 35-year operational lifetime and is being manufactured by South Tyneside specialist, Metec UK.
The work scope is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2023 and has an expected duration of two months.
Ian Hughes, Managing Director at Hughes, said: “We’re delighted to have been chosen by Dogger Bank Wind Farm for the Anode Installation contract award, we look forward to working with the developers on delivering and building on a successful project.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farm Senior Project Manager, Alan Borland, added: “Hughes will play an important role in protecting our assets from seawater corrosion during the operational lifetime of the world’s largest offshore wind farm by installing our internal foundation anodes.”