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New contracts boost ODE’s international
renewables’ ambition
International engineering contractor
ODE has extended its overseas growth
in renewables with a major contract for
a new German windfarm
With a 30-year history in the energy sector,
the London-based company is determined
to use its extensive UK windfarm
background to expand into emerging
European and US markets.
“These contracts add significant strength
to our international foothold,” said ODE
Chairman and Managing Director Peter
Godfrey. “Both support our ambitions
to drive deeper into the European and
American renewables markets, taking
with us UK knowledge, skills and lessons
we have learned from windfarms such as
Ormonde, Robin Rigg, Gwynt y Môr and
Scroby Sands - and from the German
DanTysk site off Germany, where we’re
providing technical assistance on the
foundations of the substation platform,
living quarters and turbines.”
European 100GW milestone
He was encouraged by the rapid growth of
the European wind industry over the past
few years, smashing the 100GW milestone
for installed wind power capacity. Extensive
opportunities are opening up in Europe and
ODE intends to be involved.
Iberdrola
Iberdrola – Spain’s largest energy group and
the world´s largest operator of renewable
energy projects – is developing an offshore
wind project pipeline which amounts to
more than 11,000MW in Northern Europe,
most notably the UK, Germany and France.
In 2013, Iberdrola will be commissioning
West Of Duddon Sands, its first UK offshore
windfarm, with 389MW installed capacity
located in the Irish Sea. The construction
of this facility, jointly developed with Dong,
currently employs some 500 people.
“In Germany, the targets for renewables
are ambitious and there are many
challenges, particularly with grid
connection. Along with many other
companies, we hope that the new
regulation proposed by the German
Government will help reduce risks and
ease the bottleneck. Sourcing expertise
from the UK will be important and we’re
convinced our local knowledge can make
an essential contribution to achieve those
targets,” said Mr Godfrey.
Iberdrola Wikinger windfarm
It has announced a project management
and engineering support services contract
for the £1.6bn Iberdrola Wikinger windfarm
planned in the Baltic Sea.
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The 18-month deal is for a windfarm up to
80-turbines located around 30km off the
Island of Rügen. Wikinger will be one of
the largest projects in the Baltic Sea and
Iberdrola’s first in Germany.
US Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico
Meanwhile, ODE hopes soon to have
teams working on two offshore wind farm
demonstrator projects in the US, these
being in the Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico,
where the companies have been working
against intense competition for funding
from the federal government. A decision is
likely to be made later this year, but ODE is
optimistic of success with both projects.
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