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Turbine installation successfully completed at 714 MW East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm


Recently DEME Offshore’s installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ successfully completed the installation of 102 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines at the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm, located 43 km off the Suffolk coast.

At East Anglia ONE, DEME Offshore was working directly for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Turbine installation started in June 2019. During the winter period both ‘Sea Installer’ and ‘Sea Challenger’ were deployed on the project to optimise the installation progress, following severe weather conditions during autumn and winter.

Michael Glavind, Business Unit Director DEME Offshore comments: “We are very proud of our crews and project team for achieving this major milestone at one of the world’s largest wind farms under construction. Together with the developer Scottish Power and our client Siemens Gamesa, we navigated through the COVID-19 challenges and successfully maintained operations, with the last turbine safely and successfully installed. A truly exceptional achievement of everyone involved. We look forward to continue our excellent partnership with Siemens Gamesa on future wind farm projects.”

East Anglia ONE is the wind farm where DEME Offshore achieved a remarkable milestone in January 2020, when turbine number 2,200 was installed. With now well over 2,200 turbines installed, DEME Offshore continues to grow an unmatched track record in wind turbine installation.

‘Sea Installer’ will now set sail to the Borssele 1 & 2 wind farm in the Netherlands, joining offshore installation vessel ‘Sea Challenger’, for the installation of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines.

ABOUT DEME GROUP

DEME is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, solutions for the offshore energy market, environmental and infra marine works. The company can build on more than 140 years of know-how and experience is a front runner in innovation and new technologies.

DEME’s vision is to work towards a sustainable future by offering solutions for global challenges: a rising sea level, a growing population, reduction of CO2 emissions, polluted rivers, seas and soils and the scarcity of natural resources.

While the company’s roots are in Belgium, DEME has built a strong presence in all of the world’s seas and continents, operating in more than 90 countries worldwide. DEME can rely on 5,200 highly skilled professionals across the globe. With a versatile and modern fleet of over 100 vessels, backed by a broad range of auxiliary equipment, the company can provide solutions for even the most complex projects.

DEME achieved a turnover of 2.62 billion euros in 2019. www.deme-group.com