Seaway 7 ASA has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces on the 1200MW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm off east England.
The company will use its specialist heavy lift vessel Alfa Lift for the work, with offshore installation to start in 2024 following work on the Dogger Bank A and B phases.
The contract award is subject to Dogger Bank C reaching financial close by the end of 2021, Seaway 7 ASA said.
Seaway 7 chief executive Stuart Fitzgerald said: “We are pleased to have been awarded the work to install foundations on all three phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
“We look forward to executing the work with quality and safety at the forefront and to working closely with our customer to deliver on the project objectives.”
Dogger Bank project director Steve Wilson said: “It’s great to be able to confirm that Seaway 7 has been awarded this contract.
“The Alfa Lift is one of the most innovative heavy transportation and installation vessels on the market and we are very pleased to have them working with us across all three phases as we deliver this ground-breaking project.”
The 3.6GW Dogger Bank project, which is to be built more than 130km off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea, is currently being developed in three 1.2GW phases: Dogger Bank A, B and C.
Dogger Bank A and B is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Eni (20%).
In November this year, SSE Renewables and Equinor, 50:50 joint venture partners on Dogger Bank C, announced Eni will also take a 20% stake in the phase.
The deal is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2022 subject to Dogger Bank C financial close and regulatory approvals.