Siemens has awarded several UK companies, including BAM Nuttall and VolkerInfra, contracts for the onshore infrastructure for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm off Scotland.
The German giant is the lead contractor for transmission infrastructure construction works with responsibility for construction of the onshore substation, including three SVC Plus advanced STATCOMs, as well as supplying three offshore substation platform topsides.
BAM Nuttall has been appointed as the main subcontractor to complete the civils and building work for the onshore substation.
This includes foundations for the transformers, shunt reactors and switchgear equipment as well as constructing the internal road, fence and internal drainage works for the new substation at New Deer.
VolkerInfra will provide and install the high voltage onshore export cables for the project, which stretch the 35km underground from near Whitehills on the Aberdeenshire coast to New Deer.
It has appointed Scottish companies to deliver road improvements and complete horizontal directional drilling works required for the cable installation.
Perth civil engineering company I & H Brown are undertaking enabling work on the onshore substation site, while JGC Engineering and Technical Services of Thurso will fabricate and fit out the high voltage equipment containers.
The containers will be shipped later this summer for integration into the project’s offshore substation platforms.
Barrier Architectural has been appointed to fabricate a set of containers from its Stockton-on-Tees facility.
Siemens Transmission and Distribution project director at Moray East Anwer Amara-Korba said: “We are delighted to have appointed a number of our subcontractors to deliver Moray East.
“This is one of the largest construction projects in Scotland and it is vital that companies based in the local area get to share in its success.
“It will be a key part of providing clean, sustainable energy for Scotland to meet its low carbon aims, providing enough power for one million homes.
“We’re very proud to be working on the Moray East project and with a team who are so firmly committed to leaving a positive legacy in Aberdeenshire.”
Moray East transmission infrastructure package manager Sarah Graham said: “Moray East has been in development for the last nine years and we are now progressing with construction across various elements of the project.
“The experience and capability of the local supply chain is crucial in delivering the transmission infrastructure required to grid connect the wind farm.
“We welcome Siemens’ appointment of its key subcontractors and look forward to working with them to deliver the project safely and successfully.”