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Drydocks World has confirmed its commitment to support its customers in the process of energy transition and others through collaborative projects such as the Connection Network (HKZ) which is an example of its participation in the transition to a greener world.
The Beta platform, the second of the two high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) marine transformer substation platforms, sailed away from Drydocks World Dubai’s manufacturing yard to the Netherlands last month after the Alpha platform sailed in November 2021. Together, the Alpha and Beta platforms will form part of the Hollandse Kast Zuid (HKZ) delivery network that will connect the offshore wind farm area to the Dutch mainland, producing enough renewable energy to cover the annual needs of more than two million homes when fully operational in year 2023.
The offshore wind farm will cover an area of 235.8 square kilometers and will consist of four 350 MW offshore wind farms that will be connected to two 700 MW offshore platforms, the already installed Alpha platform and the newly delivered Beta platform.
Elie Lahoud of Petrofac and Marco Kuijpers of Tenet will join Dr. Captain Radu Antolovic, CEO of Drydocks World, at the DB World pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14 to celebrate the sailing of both platforms.
The collaboration between companies illustrates the importance of forging partnerships across borders and industries to make the energy transition possible and demonstrates the commitment of Drydocks World, Petrofac and Tenet.
Captain Radu Antolovic, CEO of Drydocks World, said: “At Drydocks World, we are committed to supporting our customers and our industry by providing innovative solutions to produce low-carbon, zero-emissions energy. Thus completing our role in the Alpha and Beta (HKZ) project is a major achievement for us and we hope to work on similar projects that will help create a better and more green future. We are looking forward to installing both platforms in the Netherlands.”
Elie Lahoud, General Manager of Engineering and Construction at Petrofac, said: “We are proud and pleased to have achieved such a significant achievement on this important project and to work with our partners to help our client Tenet and the Dutch government increase the production capacity of Dutch offshore wind energy. We look forward to the installation of the second platform as well as the final completion of the project, initial commissioning and scheduled handover of the project later this year.”
Marco Kuijpers, Director of Large Offshore Projects at Tenet, said: “With the completion of the Beta platform, the final form of Tenet’s offshore network in the North Sea will begin to appear. The Hollandse Kast Zuid project represents the first connection between an offshore wind farm and the Masvlakt region. Wind energy plays an important role in the energy transition and in industry in general, and I am proud that Tenet, along with Petrofac and Drydocks World, can contribute to shaping a sustainable future in this way.”
It is worth mentioning that the Alpha and Beta (HKZ) platform project is an integrated collaborative project that brings together Drydocks World, Petrofac and Tenet, and is committed to producing more environmentally friendly energy. Petrofac awarded the contract to Drydocks World to take over the responsibility for completing the fabrication, initial commissioning and loading of the Alpha and Beta platforms, including engineering, procurement and construction related to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Mammut, a company specialized in transport and heavy lifting, was assigned to carry out the work of weighing, transporting and loading two platforms with a weight of approximately 4,000 tons on board a specialized transport vessel. Petrofac is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and offshore installation of the Alpha and Beta platforms for the end-user European network operator Tenet.