Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm Ltd has applied to the UK’s Marine Management Organisation for a marine licence to undertake boulder clearance and seabed preparation works within the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm array zone.
The developer proposes to undertake boulder clearance and seabed preparation to relocate boulders and obstructions from the areas within which foundations and inter-array cables will be installed.
It is anticipated that the boulder clearance works for foundation installation will be undertaken in the third quarter of 2019 and be undertaken for a continuous 60-day campaign.
The seabed preparation works and boulder clearance for the installation of inter-array cables will also be undertaken in the third quarter of 2019 and be undertaken for a continuous 60-day campaign.
The consultation on the application will close on 25 June.
Triton Knoll, owned and developed by innogy, has a planned installed capacity of 860MW. The project is now progressing towards a financial investment decision later this summer with full onshore construction starting shortly after, and offshore construction starting in late 2019. First energy generation could be as early as mid-Q1 2021, with the project expected to begin commissioning in 2021.