Global Maritime has been working closely with SSE Renewables and joint venture partner TotalEnergies, on the delivery of Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm. Having been heavily involved in the project since 2019, Global Maritime have provided various Marine Services including the integration of specialist Naval Architecture & Engineering resources to the Interface, Marine and Turbine Construction teams to deliver what is Scotland’s largest Offshore Wind Farm.
Located 27km from the Angus coast in the North Sea Seagreen consists of 114 Turbines, which have the capacity to generate 1,075MW and power 1.6 million homes. Displacing over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from electricity generated by fossil fuels every year, Seagreen is a major contributor to Scotland’s ambition to be net-zero by 2045. The first power was generated in August 2022 & the site was fully operational by October 2023.
Global Maritime have undertaken a significant scopes of work on the project, including early works weather downtime modelling, preliminary leg penetration assessments a jack-up support, contract negotiation, engineering refinement, marine warranty supervision, construction supervision & successful handover of the windfarm assets to SSE’s Renewables Operations and Maintenance team.
Over the past decade, Global Maritime has built a comprehensive relationship with SSE Renewables, providing valuable support for the successful installation of Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm and Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm. What began in 2014 with an initial contribution of a Naval Architect to the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, has evolved into a comprehensive collaboration in three main areas.
Global Maritime provides embedded Naval Architects to support to SSE Renewables flagship projects. In addition to these resources, the projects are able to utilise our Mariners knowledge to fulfil Vessel Assurance activities. This arrangement adds significant value as SSE Renewables are able to easily and quickly call on Global Maritime's extensive global knowledge to support on additional areas of expertise as required.
Additionally, Global Maritime provides SSE Renewables with the advanced simulation package GM OpSim. GM OpSim is a discrete event simulation software package that SSE Renewables utilise as a central and essential tool throughout the full lifecycle of their offshore projects. A full package of training, model building and continued support ensures the tool is well embedded within SSE Renewables.
Global Maritime now provide an integrated geoscience solution across SSE Renewables offshore wind fleet, proving that the relationship between Global Maritime and SSE Renewables has evolved into a comprehensive collaboration.
Andrew Collins, Director of Marine Services & Seagreen Project Manager said “We take pride in the longevity and success of our relationship with SSE Renewables, culminating in SSE Renewables becoming our largest revenue client in 2023. This achievement underscores Global Maritime's position as a premier offshore consultancy, committed to assisting our clients in navigating the energy transition and clearly demonstrates our serious dedication and expertise within the field of offshore renewables."
© Seagreen Wind Farm - photo credited to Seagreen Wind Energy Ltd
