RWE, one of the world’s leading players in the offshore wind sector, has awarded two key contracts to UAE-based Lamprell Energy for the future supply of transition pieces to its two East Coast offshore wind projects - Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East - currently under development in the UK.
The contracts were sealed during the WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 conference.
The award underlines RWE’s continued commitment to progressing the development of both projects which, once fully constructed and operational would have a combined total installed capacity of 2.8 gigawatts (GW).
The scope of work within the contracts requires the manufacture and supply of 2 x 92 transition pieces for both wind farms and the transportation of the structures to RWE’s official marshalling port once this has been decided.
As per the deal, Lamprell will fabricate the transition pieces using its state-of-the-art serial production line, commissioned in 2023.
The facility successfully completed its first project in 2024, delivering over 60 similar structures for a
Scottish wind farm.
Vanguard West and Vanguard East are part of a trio of offshore wind farms along with Norfolk Boreas,
making up the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone off the UK east coast. RWE acquired the three projects in March 2024, and has since continued to develop them at pace as part of its commitment to growing green in the UK.
Together all three RWE Norfolk projects would be capable of generating enough clean energy to supply
the equivalent of around 4 million typical UK homes.
The projects are set to play an important part in supporting the UK’s aim to quadruple offshore wind capacity by 2030, deliver a net zero power system, and secure a reliable source of long-term clean, domestic power.
On the deal, Lamprell CEO Ian Prescott said: "We are honoured to be partnering with RWE on the Norfolk Vanguard projects. This contract award highlights Lamprell’s commitment to delivering high-quality wind turbine foundation structures that support the global transition towards renewable energy."
"We are grateful to RWE for their trust and look forward to a long and successful partnership as we work together to contribute to the UK’s renewable energy ambitions," added Prescott.
Dr Holger Himmel, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), RWE Offshore Wind, said: "We are pleased to have secured this key contract for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone with Lamprell as our preferred supplier for the transition pieces."
"We are looking forward to a fruitful and productive relationship with Lamprell and we continue to work
closely with our delivery partners to progress the development of these important projects towards offshore construction and operation," he added.-TradeArabia News Service