DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ successfully completed the installation of the jacket for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.

August 23, 2022 | Renewables | Energy Facts Staff Writer | 2min

DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’ successfully completed the installation of the jacket for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The offshore substation topside will be installed by DEME Offshore in 2023. The substation is an essential part of the offshore grid and will transmit 700 MW of renewable energy generated by the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) wind farm to the mainland as from 2024. This was the third offshore wind project carried out with ‘Orion’ this summer!

The topside of the substation has a weight of 2,300 tonne and a height of 49 m.
A few weeks ago ‘Orion’ completed its first installation of a jacket and topside for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France.