The Turbine Supply Contract confirms that GE Renewable Energy will provide 87 units of the Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbine, marking the first commercial commitment for this turbine, which is an upscaled version of the powerful Haliade-X 13 MW. The contract is subject to financial close for Dogger Bank C which is expected in late 2021.
GE Renewable Energy and Dogger Bank have also finalised the Service and Warranty Contract for a five-year full-service agreement that will begin once the Dogger Bank C phase is commissioned in 2026, and all contracts for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, due to become the largest offshore wind farm in the world upon completion.
The company expects to create up to 300 direct jobs during the installation of the three consecutive phases of Dogger Bank project. This number includes the 120 positions already announced that will be based in Teesside from Able Seaton Port. In addition to the 120 jobs announced following the Service and Warranty contracts for Dogger Bank A and B, the company would add up to roughly 50 new operations and maintenance jobs to be based from the Port of Tyne for Dogger Bank C. This would represent a total of estimated 470 new skilled jobs in support of the Dogger Bank project.
Dogger Bank C is owned by SSE Renewables (50 percent) and Equinor (50 percent), while Dogger Bank A and B are owned by SSE Renewables (40 percent), Equinor (40 percent) and Eni (20 percent). As previously announced, Dogger Bank A and B phases will be the first to feature GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW, with a total of 190 to be installed. The confirmation of an additional order of 87 upscaled Haliade-X 14 MW turbines for Dogger Bank C brings the total number of Haliade-X units to be installed at Dogger Bank to a total of 277.
“We are delighted to have passed yet another milestone in our collaboration with Dogger Bank with the finalisation of the supply and service contracts for Dogger Bank C” said John Lavelle, President & CEO of GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind Business. “Bringing the Haliade-X 14 MW to the third phase of the project proves that GE has the technology and know-how to address the fast-paced changes in the offshore industry. With all contracts signed, we are now looking forward to the next phases of our collaboration with Dogger Bank. Together, we will make a big contribution to the ever-accelerating energy transition in the UK.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is located over 130 kilometres off the north-east coast of England and each phase will be able to produce 6TWh of renewable electricity, totaling 18TWh annually, when complete in 2026, equivalent to powering approximately the equivalent of six million UK homes each year or around 5 percent of the UK’s electricity demand. Due to its size and scale, the site is being built in three consecutive phases: Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B and Dogger Bank C. Each phase is expected to generate around 6 TWh of electricity annually.
GE Renewable Energy also recently announced its plans to open a new blade manufacturing plant in Teesside to support the growing offshore wind potential in the UK and Europe. The new plant will be dedicated to the production of the 107-meter blade, a key component of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine and is expected to open in 2023. The Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm would directly benefit from the blades produced. The new plant could create around 750 direct highly skilled job in the Tees Valley region of North East England and up to 1,500 indirect jobs to support its activities.
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