Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has won a contract to provide marine coordination services on all three phases of the 3600MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the UK north-east coast.
SMC will deliver a turnkey marine coordination personnel service to support construction operations at what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm when it is completed in 2026.
SMC business development director George Moore said: “We have been involved in operations at Dogger Bank Wind Farm since the days of the Forewind consortium.
“Dogger Bank is a local project for us and has remained a key area of focus for the company over the years.”
Confirmation of the award represents SMC’s 16th marine coordination contract to be undertaken during 2022.
Moore added: “Over the past couple of years, we have delivered a range of services to the project, and the decision by Dogger Bank Wind Farm to extend our relationship is testament to the level of service we have been able to deliver.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%), and Eni (20%).
SSE Renewables is leading on the development and construction of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, and Equinor will operate the windfarm on completion and during its expected operational life of around 35 years.
SMC is supporting SSE Renewables with both marine coordination and balance of plant services during construction of the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland.