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TAG AWARDED E.ON’S HUMBER GATEWAY OFFSHORE WIND FARM CONTRACT E.oN and tAG Energy Solutions announced recently that TAG has been awarded a contract to manufacture 16 monopiles and transition pieces for E.oN’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm.
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FIRST UK MANUFACTURER TO SECURE A SUBSTANTIAL MONOPILE AND TRANSITION PIECE PROJECT The contract will see the Teesside based manufacturing firm become the first UK manufacturer to secure a substantial monopile and transition piece project for a wind farm in British Waters. An additional 60 people will be employed to deliver the contract.
CONGRATULATIONS
Edward Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, said: “I want to congratulate TAG Energy Solutions on becoming the first UK manufacturer to secure a contract of this kind for a wind farm in British Waters. I hope that they are the first of many.
“The development of a thriving UK supply chain is vital to support our rapidly-growing offshore wind industry. The Government is working closely with industry to help fulfil its ambition to source at least half of all project content from within the UK. This will help build the lasting legacy of a strong domestic offshore wind manufacturing capability.”
tony Cocker, CEo of E.oN UK, said: “We’re extremely pleased to be able to work with TAG on this very important next step in the construction of our Humber Gateway wind farm and to support local businesses in this way. I welcome TAG on board and hope that this is just the beginning of our organisations working together.”
UK ROUND 3 SITES
“With nearly 55% of UK Round 3 sites having water depth of greater than 40 meters, project developers and utilities can realise significant economic benefits from WindFloat systems and reduced complexity in their project contracts. Principle Power will be working with TAG Energy Solutions, its project partner, on defining methodology for the WindFloat serial production using UK based industrial infrastructure.”
preparation work for the manufacturing of the sixteen, 60 metre long, 650 tonne monopiles and associated transition pieces will begin immediately at TAG Energy Solutions’ state-of-the-art production facility on the banks of the River Tees.
the first steel is expected to arrive in March and the contract is planned to be completed by quarter four 2013.
HUMBER GATEWAY WINDFARM E.oN’s £736 million Humber Gateway windfarm, situated 8km off the Yorkshire Coast close to the mouth of the Humber Estuary, will consist of a 73 turbine array that will generate up to 219MW of electricity, enough energy to power up to 170,000 homes.
Alex Dawson said: “This high profile contract represents a significant achievement in TAG Energy Solutions development and the important role it plays in the manufacturing of components for the offshore renewables sector. We are very pleased to be working with E.ON and this award demonstrates we have the skills, products and capabilities to serve the offshore wind industry.”
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