Blyth offshore demonstrator wind farm
At a glance
Located in the UK, Blyth is the test site for emerging offshore technologies and including the world’s first use of float and submerge foundations. GHD provided owner’s engineer and technical advisor services for EDF Renewables, one of the leading renewable energy companies in UK and Ireland.
The challenge
The project involved the construction of an offshore wind farm comprising of an onshore substation and a string of five wind turbines with generating capacity of 41.5MW - powering up to an average of 36,000 homes, and with a tip height of 191.5m above LAT.
Our response
A PROJECT OF FIRSTS
The project was set to use the first 66kV submarine cable and the first large-scale gravity based foundations to support the wind turbines. To assure the design, GHD provided:
- Provision of technical advice for the design of the electrical system and onshore substation
- Review and verification of third party drawings and documents
- Oversight of construction activities for the onshore substation
- Attendance at factory and site acceptance tests
The wind farm successfully began commercial operations in October 2017.