WorldWide Drilling Resource

Bringing Offshore Wind Energy to the Grid Compiled by Amy White Associate Editor WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Following years of planning and develop- ment by numerous companies, DONG Energy is building the enormous Hornsea Project One off the Yorkshire coast of England. With a capacity of 1.2 gigawatts, it will be the world’s first off- shore wind farm to exceed 1 gigawatt, and will also be the largest on the planet by a consider- able margin. Once complete, it will have the capability to power well over 1 million homes in the UK. Hornsea Project One is located roughly 75 miles off the coast and spans a huge area of approximately 158 square miles. As part of the project, the longest offshore wind farm high-voltage alternating current electrical system in the world will be constructed. The system will take electricity produced by wind turbines, transmit it to shore, then feed it into the national grid. More than 550 miles of cables will be installed to transmit energy. AMS No-Dig will use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) techniques to accurately install the landfall cable ducts. The company will supply and install three ducts approximately 125 miles long under the sea defense at Horseshoe Bay. The offshore export cables will be pulled through these ducts, then connected to the onshore cable to provide a seamless connection into the national grid. The work is scheduled to take place in 2017. Established in 1992, AMS No-Dig has a proven track record in this area of expert- ise. “We are looking forward to working closely with DONG Energy to ensure safe and successful delivery of the project scope at Hornsea Project One... whilst miti- gating the environmental impact of the works to the local area,” said John Moss, AMS No-Dig operations director. Homsea Project One is set to be fully commissioned by 2020. Photos courtesy of DONG Energy. Congratulat ions to: Tom Catalano Curry Supply Co. Martinsburg, PA Winner for June! Time for a Little Fun! June Puzzle Solution: HercChemTech, LLC (HCT) Service Wire Company Can you identify which ads in this issue these two photos came from? Win a prize! Send your completed puzzle to: WWDR PO Box 660 Bonifay, FL 32425 or fax to: 850-547-0329 _______________ _______________ 42 JULY 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®