Siemens has selected Great Yarmouth as its turbine assembly base for the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast.
The delivery of 56 6MW turbines will commence next spring once enabling works at the Peel Port Group’s facility are completed.
The upgrade work to prepare Great Yarmouth is to kick off immediately, Galloper’s project director Toby Edmonds said.
“The investment at the port will pave the way for other prospective offshore renewables projects to utilise this facility helping secure a long term, thriving renewables industry for the region,” he said.
“As well as key components of the Galloper Wind Farm such as nacelles, blades, towers and electrical modules arriving via the port, the Great Yarmouth facility will be used for tower pre-assembly and for nacelle preparation before going offshore.
“We will also be welcoming one of the largest offshore renewables jack-up vessels in operation in UK waters – the Swire Blue Ocean Pacific Osprey – which will transport components from the port to the Galloper site.”
Galloper is owned by RWE Innogy UK, the UK Green Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital. The offshore construction phase is scheduled to commence this summer, with the project commencing operations in March 2018.
Image: Peel Port Great Yarmouth (RWE)
