Scottish Supply Chain
EDF Renewables and ESB are committed to using Scottish suppliers for NnG and we have a track record of doing this already. Alongside NnG’s tier one contractors, the Scottish supply chain is playing a big part in supporting delivery of the project. We are working closely with our tier one preferred suppliers to encourage them to use Scottish suppliers for tier two work packages. Very few developers take this approach and work as closely with their contractors as we do in a bid to use local firms in the supply chain.
NnG Operations and Maintenance base in Eyemouth
The O&M base will bring up to 50 high quality jobs to Eyemouth Harbour for the 25-year lifespan of the wind farm.
The NnG O&M base includes a 1,040 square metre, three storey operations and maintenance building, alongside a 538 square metre storage warehouse. The base houses a high-tech control room with staff from NNG and its subcontractor Siemens Gamesa from which the operation of the 450 megawatt (MW) wind farm will be monitored when it is commissioned in 2025.
The building also houses staff welfare facilities, collaborative workspaces, changing rooms, drying rooms, locker rooms and briefing areas for the team of technicians based there, with training, retraining and apprenticeship opportunities available to the residents of Eyemouth and the surrounding area.
It is also large enough to handle the increase in staffing levels in the summer months when wind farm maintenance will increase due to calmer weather and lower wind speeds.
Port of Dundee
The 54 wind turbine generators (WTG) are being supplied by Siemens Gamesa and assembled at the Port of Dundee, which is the marine hub for construction of the wind farm.
The Port of Dundee is ideally placed for NnG’s construction phase and sits within the Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Renewables East Enterprise Area.
The Port of Dundee is also the loading harbour for the project’s wind turbines when Fred Olsen Windcarrier deliver transportation and installation of the WTGs offshore.
The Port of Dundee has six berths and has invested £10m on the installation of a 300m quay extension which features the UK’s strongest heavy lift facility, specifically designed to equip the port to handle the large-scale loads demanded during offshore wind turbine installation work.