Nick Environmental Services

Offshore wind farm construction

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We have extensive experience with the following vessels and equipment: 

  • cable-laying vessels
  • jack-up vessels
  • heavy-lift vessels
  • multicats
  • PLGR equipment
  • survey equipment

Through solid project engineering and project management services we guarantee the interface between the Marine Warranty Surveyor, the contractors and the wind farm owner. Our team will provide specialist advice and guidance on the technical and operational aspects of high-value and high-risk marine construction and transportation projects, from planning to execution stages.

We carry out reviews of various engineering analyses and procedures regarding the complete wind farm construction.
These consist of detailing the following operations and procedures:

  • PLGR
  • landfall
  • shore approach/pull-in
  • export/infield cable installation
  • mooring patterns
  • ploughing
  • trenching
  • seabed levelling
  • pullhead load testing
  • spare cable offloading
  • offshore substation design optimisation
  • jack-up site-specific assessments
  • structural and geotechnical reviews
  • load-out
  • sea-fastening
  • transportation of topsides/modules
  • installation of topsides/modules
  • WTG foundations/generators and offshore high voltage substations.

We attend offshore sites to carry out vessels suitability/CMID surveys and witness marine and installation operations involving jack-up vessels, heavy lift/installation vessels, cable-laying vessels and tugs.

Our consultancy work concerns the complete wind farm construction.