RWE Rolling Stones at Gwynt y Môr

Scour protection work is due to recommence within the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm on the 21st September until further notice. The work will be carried out by the vessel Tideway Rollingstone. 

The rock dumping vessel Tideway Rollingstone will be commencing operations at various locations within and around the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm from circa 21st September 2014 until further notice.

The offshore wind farm comprises 160 Siemens 3.6 megawatt (MW) turbines, two offshore substations, 161 inter-array cables, four export cables, an 11km onshore underground cable route and a new 132kV/400kV onshore substation near St Asaph in North Wales.

At the beginning of this month, half of the 160 turbines have been commissioned and started to generate electricity.

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Source: AWJ Marine, September 12, 2014