ABL Group (has been awarded contracts to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to support two Round 2 French offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 1GW.
The two offshore wind farms are the 496MW Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier and the 496MW Dieppe Le Tréport, respectively being developed by Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) and Éoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport (EMDT).
Under the terms of the agreement, ABL’s Paris office will review and approve the loadout, marine transportation, and installation operations for the components of the substation, foundations, inter array cables and wind turbine generators.
ABL will also inspect and approve the marine spread intended to be used during the construction, including all the barges, tugs, floating crane vessels and jack-up vessels.
“We are delighted to be awarded these two contracts by EMYN and EMDT.
“This follows our past project wins on the three offshore windfarm projects of Round 1 – respectively Saint-Nazaire OWF, Fécamp OWF and Courseulles OWF – in France.
“It reaffirms ABL’s recognised reputation as a leading provider of MWS services in France, and more widely for the whole offshore wind industry,” said Fabien Thomas, Head of Marine Warranty services at ABL France.
The first offshore construction activities should start during 2023.