OEG Renewables, through its subsidiary Hughes Subsea, announce the extension of its charter contract with CBED for the Wind Evolution vessel, following the successful completion of their scope of work at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The initial six-month contract has now been extended for an additional year, with Wind Evolution on charter to until January 2026.
Earlier this year, CBED announced the first project for the newly acquired CSOV, Wind Evolution, with Hughes Subsea. Since then, Wind Evolution has been assigned to the offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, in Teesside, UK where the vessel will continue to serve as a walk-to-work CSOV supporting Hughes Subsea’s work scope on the project.
Mike Bailey, Managing Director, Hughes Subsea, an OEG Renewables company: “Hughes Subsea is pleased to continue utilization of the Wind Evolution with CBED, the vessel and crew have performed exceptionally well since its inception in April 2024. The vessel provides a safe & efficient platform for our dedicated technicians. The cooperation between Hughes Subsea & CBED serves to enhance our reputation as a trusted supplier to the energy industry. We look forward to a further safe & successful year throughout 2025 and beyond.”
Daniel Alon, General Manager, CBED:“From the beginning, we have had a very good cooperation with Hughes Subsea, and we are very pleased that they have decided to extend the contract. They are extremely professional and have a unique understanding for planning and operating Wind Evolution to utilise the CSOV best possible and keep efficiency high on this project. Everyone in CBED looks forward to our continued cooperation with Hughes Subsea, not least our Wind Evolution crew who are also very satisfied with the daily cooperation with Hughes Subsea onboard.”
Hughes Subsea signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm in late 2022 to provide vessel, crew and equipment to complete the internal anode installation campaign across the first phase of the wind farm.
Located between 130km and 190km from the north-east coast of England, the 3 phase project will comprise of a total of 277 x GE Renewable Energy Haliade-X 13MW and 14MW turbines, giving a total capacity of 3.6 GW.
Hughes will install the internal cathodic protection systems across the complete 95 turbines being installed at Dogger Bank A, utilising a walk-to-work offshore support vessel.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built in three phases known as A, B and C. The project is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Eni Plenitude (20%).
