Milestones reached on Dogger Bank wind farm

Civil engineering firm Jones Bros has hit two major milestones as part of its work to deliver the land-based infrastructure for the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

Dogger Bank is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn. The renewable energy project will be capable of powering six million UK homes when it is completed.

The wind farm is being built more than 130km off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea in three 1.2GW phases.

Four miles of high voltage alternating current (HVAC) cable has been installed, from the converter station to the Creyke Beck electricity substation for the first phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Another landmark was reached as a full end-to-end test was completed at Dogger Bank A, which will allow offshore commissioning works to progress.

Jones Bros project manager James Lockwood said: “Having been involved in works at the wind farm for three years, it is wonderful to see everything taking shape.

“We can now see the end of our activity on these project phases, with reinstatement works to be completed in September on completion of the high voltage end-to-end test on Dogger Bank B’s onshore cable route.”