RWE Wind Farm Development & Construction

Company: RWE

Project Location: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm 2

Project Description: Provision of wind farm development & construction on the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm 2

Location: Rampion 2 is located in the English Channel, 13 and 26 kilometres off the Sussex coast and stretches from East Worthing in the west to Brighton in the east.

Size: Up to 90 turbines on a 160 square kilometre site

Power output: The wind farm will be capable of generating up to 1,200 megawatts of green electricity, enough to meet the average daily needs of over 1 million UK households or about half the households in Sussex.

Project Scope:

• Management of hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical survey campaigns for the Environmental Impact Assessment

Responsibilities and Services Encompassed:

Include managing technical, commercial and HSE aspects.

• Contractor project documentation review
• Management of EIA surveys comprising 3 vessel campaign including Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Ultra High Resolution seismic data acquisition
• Provision of Offshore Client Representatives
• Remote QC and management for all nearshore operations
• Contractor report and deliverables QA and acceptance

Project Benefit:

Following on from Hydrofix’s involvement in the initial Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, we continued to provide support to the RWE Rampion 2 development team during the early stages of its development.

Our management of the EIA surveys which included UAV and UHRS data acquisition, demonstrated expertise in the wide range of survey techniques involved in acquiring high resolution data to meet the development and consenting requirements. Where space for an offshore client representative was restricted due to operational constraints, Hydrofix managed and supervised the operations remotely ensuring no reduction in HSE or data quality.

Hydrofix’s contribution supported the development of this sustainable energy solution, capable of potentially generating green electricity for over 1 million UK households, aligning with the mission of promoting a more sustainable future.