Dajin Heavy Industry has manufactured the initial three monopiles for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, the firm announced on 16 June, shortly after CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) revealed it had finalized the first monopiles from the batch it is supplying for the 1 GW project in Scotland.
Dajin commenced the first steel cutting for an Inch Cape monopile earlier this year at its Penglai facility, following a pact with the developer, a joint endeavor between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, in January 2024.
The Chinese producer states that the comprehensive delivery of the monopile foundations is set for the end of 2025.
The 1,080 MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm will consist of 72 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines established on a combination of monopile and jacket foundations, with the jackets to be supplied by CFHI (COOEC Fluor).
CFHI and CWHI are also producing the transition components for the foundations.
At the offshore site, situated 15 kilometers off the East Coast of Scotland, the monopiles will be installed by Jan De Nul while Seaway7 will manage the installation of the jackets, their pin piles, as well as the transition components.
ESB and Red Rock Renewables achieved a financial closure on the 1,080 MW offshore wind farm in January this year and transitioned the project into the construction phase.
Inch Cape is anticipated to generate its first power in late 2026, with a commercial operation date set for 2027. Once complete, the 1 GW offshore wind farm will produce nearly 5 TWh of renewable energy annually, according to the developer.
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