RWE has awarded two contracts to Lamprell Energy for the future supply of transition pieces to two of its east coast U.K. offshore wind projects currently under development, Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East.
Once fully constructed and operational, the projects are set to have a combined total 2.8 GW installed capacity. The companies marked the signing of the contracts during the WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 conference.
The contract scope 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 marshaling port once this has been decided. Lamprell is expected to fabricate the transition pieces using its serial production line, commissioned last year.
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 U.K. east coast. RWE acquired the three projects in March.
“We are honored to be partnering with RWE on the Norfolk Vanguard projects,” says Ian Prescott, CEO of Lamprell.
“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 U.K.’s renewable energy ambitions.”
Each of RWE’s three Norfolk projects has a planned capacity of 1.4 GW, set to be constructed off the coast of Norfolk in East Anglia. The projects already have seabed rights, grid connections, Development Consent Orders and other key permits. Onshore construction of the substations and underground cable route between Necton and Happisburgh has already begun.
As a next step in its development, the company will enter the projects into a future Contracts for Difference auction.
