High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has won a three-year contract with Vattenfall covering operations and maintenance at the Blackdog substation, which is part of the 97MW Aberdeen Bay offshore wind farm off Scotland.
The contract was awarded following a competitive tendering process, EDS said.
EDS will provide management services, including inspections and maintenance of the primary electrical assets and secondary auxiliary systems at the 132kV/66kV substation.
EDS head of operations Ryan Murphy said: “This contract award builds upon an already excellent relationship that EDS has with Vattenfall and we look forward to continuing to provide the service levels that they have come to expect.
“We have recently re-organised the operations and maintenance department and recruited an additional three staff to provide even greater efficiency for our clients.
“The award of this contract has most certainly contributed to our continued growth.”
Aberdeen Bay head Kevin Jones said: “We are pleased to be awarding this contract to a UK company.
“The development of the supply chain is a crucial factor in the UK’s renewable success story and the result of co-ordinated action by the offshore wind sector. Vattenfall remains committed to playing its part in delivering the ambition of the offshore wind Sector Deal.”
Aberdeen Bay, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, comprises 11 MHI Vestas 8.8MW turbines.
It is also one of the first offshore wind farms in the world which features an offshore 66kV high voltage network.