Vessels for next stage of Hornsea 3 works arrive off the coast of North Norfolk
Visitors to Weybourne beach can see the next stage of development of Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm.
Vessels will be moored off the coast for the next few weeks as workers install piping, which will act as the protective sleeve for the offshore cable, through a previously bored hole.
This series of carefully planned operations are key to prepare for the installation of the offshore cable which will bring clean energy from the offshore wind farm once it is constructed. It takes 950m of pipe to reach from the shore at Weybourne to the main vessel, called a jack-up. The jack-up will put down legs and become a stable platform and is the main work site and focus of activity.
Situated around 600m from shore, the jack-up will be visible but too far away to have any impact on beach goers and swimmers.
Jason Ledden, Senior Project Director for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, said: “most of the installation process happens under the water but if holiday makers are on the beach at the right time they may get a glimpse of the pipe arriving to the work site .
“Tug boats will tow the floating pipe to the Jack up prior to the installation back to the beach at Weybourne, this operation will be repeated four times to complete this phase of the project.”
The vessels will be in place for around two and a half months.
This series of carefully planned operations are key to prepare for the installation of the offshore cable which will bring clean energy from the offshore wind farm once it is constructed. It takes 950m of pipe to reach from the shore at Weybourne to the main vessel, called a jack-up. The jack-up will put down legs and become a stable platform and is the main work site and focus of activity.
Situated around 600m from shore, the jack-up will be visible but too far away to have any impact on beach goers and swimmers.
Jason Ledden, Senior Project Director for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, said: “most of the installation process happens under the water but if holiday makers are on the beach at the right time they may get a glimpse of the pipe arriving to the work site .
“Tug boats will tow the floating pipe to the Jack up prior to the installation back to the beach at Weybourne, this operation will be repeated four times to complete this phase of the project.”
The vessels will be in place for around two and a half months.
