ABL Group (OSE: ABL Group ASA – ticker code “ABL”) is a leading independent global consultancy delivering energy, marine, engineering and digital solutions to drive safety and sustainability in renewables, maritime and oil & gas sectors. The group has offices in 39 countries worldwide and operates under four brands: ABL, OWC, Longitude and AGR.
RTE picks ABL for Dunkirk grid infrastructure work
The A03 Dunkirk offshore wind project aims to produce up to 600MW of renewable energy from up to 46 wind turbine generators. The wind farm will be constructed more than 10 km north of Dunkirk in water depths of a maximum of 30 metres.
ABL’s operation in France has been contracted to support French transmission system operator RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité) with the safe delivery of marine transportation and installation (T&I) activities relating to the offshore substation and subsea export cables.
“The AO3 Dunkirk offshore wind farm is projected to produce enough clean energy to power nearly one million households. We have a proud history of supporting the grid infrastructure development of France’s first offshore wind projects and in collaborating with RTE. We look forward to continuing that important work on Dunkirk.”
Fabien Thomas, ABL’s Country Manager in France
ABL’s scope of work includes technical reviews and approvals of project marine engineering documentation, drawings and procedures, suitability surveys of the proposed fleet, and on-site attendances to certify approval and witness the warranted operations. As well as supporting the T&I of the offshore substation (2200t 4-leg jacket & piles and 3250t topside), ABL will support cable pull-in, laying and protection operations for two 16-kilometre long submarine export cables.
ABL’s office in Paris, France, will lead the project.
Operational in France since 2015, ABL has acted as MWS on more than ten of the country’s offshore wind projects, including France’s first operational offshore wind farms – Saint Nazaire, Fecamp and Saint Brieuc.
ABL is part of Oslo-listed global consultancy ABL Group ASA.
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