International engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, part of the DORIS Group, has successfully installed new pontoon and crane facilities on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm base in Great Yarmouth.
Project management experience and in-house engineering capabilities were key components of ODE’s bid, which saw it design, fabricate and install a 52-metre long concrete pontoon system anchored by pilings in the river. The £500,000 contract also saw ODE design, build and provide access and utilities to the crane loading area.
The fully operational waterside marine facilities at berth 8 and 9 in the River Yare will be used by two to three crew transfer vessels, which will support construction, operations and maintenance work on the wind farm, 32 km north of Cromer off the Norfolk coast.
When completed, the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, which is owned by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. and operated by Statoil, will have a power generation capacity of 402 MW enough to supply about 410,000 homes annually.
ODE, which has a base in Great Yarmouth and head offices in London plus offices in Cairo, Egypt, has a strong record in providing support and innovative solutions to a number of offshore wind developments in the UK and globally.
