LDD wins major renewables contract in the Bay of Liverpool, UK
21/07/2011LDD, an Acteon company, has won a multimillion-pound contract with RWE npower renewables to provide specialist drilling services to help install 160 wind turbine foundations at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm 18 km off the North Wales coast.
LDD will commission what is believed to be the world’s largest and most-powerful reverse-circulation drill, and four of its specialist engineers will operate the drill from on board RWE’s installation vessel later this year when the offshore development work begins.
The Gwynt y Môr project consists of 160 turbines producing a total of 576 MW of energy, two offshore substations, a large new onshore substation and 11 km of underground cabling. It is a shared investment between partners RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München GmbH and Siemens. Once fully operational, Gwynt y Môr wind farm is expected to produce energy equivalent to the average annual needs of around 400,000 homes. LDD has been contracted to provide continuous relief drilling services for two years throughout the offshore construction of the Gwynt y Môr wind farm.
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