OFFSHORE WIND FARMS & RENEWABLES
South Tyneside Manufacturer Rides on the Crest of a Wave With Major Contract Wins
South Tyneside-based Metec UK has won a series of offshore renewables contracts worth over £6.5 million to supply the Dogger Bank Wind Farm phases A and B, and a second offshore substation in France amongst others.
Metec UK manufactures sacrificial anodes for the long-term protection of steel jackets and foundations against corrosion used in the offshore renewable energy industry.
The fast-growing company secured two six figure sum French renewables contracts in 2021 for two offshore substations, along with two multi million pound contracts awarded by Smulders for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. When complete, Dogger Bank will become the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Other contract wins include cathodic protection for port and harbour works linked to the push for renewable energy generation offshore.
The operations and maintenance base for Dogger Bank, being built at the Port of Tyne, will be the main hub for the wind farm, which will eventually be capable of powering 6 million homes. The wind farm has already created or supported thousands of new jobs and will be built in three phases, Dogger Bank A, B and C.
Dogger Bank A and B is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40 per cent), Equinor (40 per cent) and Eni (20 per cent), while Dogger Bank C is a 50:50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor. SSE Renewables is leading the development and construction phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Equinor will lead on operations for its lifetime of up to 35 years.
Metec’s latest success follows hot on the heels of a number of contracts wins in December 2020 – one off the coast of Scotland and two offshore substation
jackets off the coast of France and Holland – playing a large part in helping to reduce CO2 emissions and produce more than 1500 MW of clean renewable energy.
With an initial investment in 2016 from its Italian owners, Metec UK and the Group has strengthened its position in the market and strategically positions the business to support the renewable energy transition within Europe and the UK.
Alberto Via, UK Managing Director, said: “These latest successes – and in particular the flagship Dogger Bank Wind Farm contract – justifies our commitment to South Tyneside, the North East and the UK. Our success demonstrates our ability to support large, important and prestigious renewable energy projects of this nature throughout the UK and Europe.
“We have the capacity, capability and expertise at Metec that places us right at the heart of where we need to be in an industry which is set to see significant growth and investment over the next 10 years.
“As a young, ambitious and expanding company, which has invested over £4million in premises and furnaces since 2017, we expect to see further
Josie Watson & Graeme Crow
(l-r) Josie Watson, Jonny Mac, Connor Martin, Graeme Crow, Simon Cross, Brian Cameron & Kumar Sabir
growth throughout 2021. We are in this for the long term and we’re very excited for the future of Metec and the industry as a whole.”
Halfdan Brustad, Vice President for Dogger Bank at Equinor, said: “As we build up our operations in South Tyneside it’s great to see a local company not only win this flagship contract with the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, but also exporting to other countries. With ambitious targets to quadruple UK capacity in the next decade, the offshore wind industry provides billions of pounds of supply chain opportunities, and in supporting UK companies we will also build up a competitive supply chain that can win international contracts. We look forward to continuing to work with UK companies, particularly in northern England where we will operate the wind farm for decades to come.”
August 2021
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