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Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

Construction Progress Report-July 17

14/07/17

Prepared by: Allan Macdonald Site Manager 14/07/17

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Prepared by: Tom Ivey Construction Engineer 14/07/17

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1.0 ONSHORE ACTIVITIES

The main activities on site this month were completing 132kv Building cladding, completing all

internal blockwork and preparation of rooms for installation of Mechanical and Electrical

equipment to commence in August.

All concrete foundation works were completed in the 66kv building. The surrounds of the structure

was backfilled in preperation for Structural Steel erection commencing later this month.

The design for the Filter Compound is nearing completion with construction to follow.

Safety checks on cladding specification undertaken.

Figure 1.1 –132kV Substation Cladding Figure 1.2 - 132kv Substation East Elevation

Figure 1.3 - 66kV Substation reinforcement fixing Figure 1.4 –132kV Substation internal Blockwork

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Figure 1.5 –66kV Substation Concrete Finishing Figure 1.6 –132kV Substation Internal Blockwork ongoing

Figure 1.7 –66kV Concrete foundations complete Figure 1.8 –132kV Substation Blockwork

Figure 1.9 –132kV Substation South Elevation Figure 1.10 –66kv Substation ready for Structural Steel

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2.0 OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES

The main activities this month are fabrication of foundations, manufacturing of cables and

planning works for foundation installation, cable installation, scour protection installation and

seabed inspection and clearance.

2.1 Seabed Inspection and Clearance

Figure 2.22 Inspection ROV

This work aims to start in August and finish around October.

2.2 Scour Protection

Figure 2.23 Fall pipe type of vessel (not AOWF)

Installation is expected to start in October.

Figure 2.24 The jacket foundation can be seen in yel-

low, the brown is the area where rocks will be placed

around the base of the foundation.

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2.3 Foundation Fabrication and Installation

Fabrication of the foundation jackets and suction buckets is progressing in various fabrica tions

yards across Europe.

Figure 2.31 Jacket top section being Figure 2.32 Jacket sections (before painting)

lifted onto bottom section

Foundation installation is due to start November once seabed preparation and scour protec-

tion has been installed.

2.4 Cable Manufacture

Cable manufacturing is progressing. The different materials are manufactured in several lo-

cations across Europe before being assembled at JDR factory in Hartlepool

Figure 2.41 Test of cable protection system