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OEG Renewables companies have successfully completed an inspection and maintenance campaign for Taiwan’s first two offshore substations operated by Ørsted.

OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that Specialist Marine Consultants (“SMC”) has successfully completed a turnkey preventative inspection and maintenance (“IM”) campaign on two offshore substations operated by Ørsted in Taiwan.

SMC’s specialist teams project managed this critical IM project for Ørsted, subcontracting and coordinating a range of contractors, including Manor Renewable Energy (“MRE”), another OEG Renewables (“OEGR”) business, to deliver specialist services. This was a high-profile project since it was conducted on Taiwan’s first two offshore substations which are now part of the country’s key national infrastructure. SMC specialists oversaw the IM of safety critical components, adhering to the highest global standards and service quality.

This project underlined OEGR’s commitment to delivering excellence and its ability to leverage its expanded range of specialist services to establish the company as a key strategic partner for wind farm developers in Taiwan and the APAC region. OEGR is committed to developing local teams and resources, which provides deeper alignment and engagement with our clients and local communities and supports the advancement of the energy transition.

Taiwan is currently positioned to be the largest offshore wind market in the APAC region outside of China, as it targets 13GW by 2030 and up to 55GW by 2050 of offshore wind capacity. In addition, Japan and South Korea have also set ambitious targets of 10GW and 14.3 GW respectively by 2030, and 110GW and 92.3GW by 2050, making the APAC region a key growth region where OEG Renewables can leverage its global footprint and expanded service offerings.

Highlights:

• OEGR has established itself as the most experienced global provider of specialist subsea, topside and marine services for offshore wind projects, with the capability to deploy specialist personnel around the world while being committed to investing in strong local teams to ensure long-term value for our regional stakeholders.
• OEGR has participated in all the major projects that have been undertaken in this growing market to-date, solidifying its position as a trusted partner in offshore solutions.
• As Taiwan has advanced its offshore wind capacity the fastest in East Asia, OEGR has grown its resources and capabilities here, positioning the company to support the development of offshore wind projects in Japan, South Korea and the wider APAC region.

Dean Coates, SMC’s Managing Director said: “We are delighted to have successfully completed this project for Ørsted utlising our topside specialists to ensure a successful IM campaign. SMC are proud to have been a trusted supplier to Ørsted for 15 years to date, supporting activities throughout the UK, Europe, Americas, and APAC. The successful delivery of this project further underlines OEGR’s position as a key player providing critical services to the offshore wind market in Taiwan and the broader APAC region, and it was truly heartening to be able to deliver these works in collaboration with a number of local partners”.

OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that Specialist Marine Consultants (“SMC”), an OEG Renewables (OEGR) business, has added a new service with the launch of SMC Blades Limited, a maintenance division headed up by a management team with over 25 years’ experience in the market.

The new division will focus on the provision of blade maintenance and repair services to the wind turbine market both on and offshore. With further growth in wind capacity expected in the coming years, there will be an increasing need for turbine blade maintenance to ensure optimum operational effectiveness of wind assets.

Highlights:

– Expanded service offering, with SMC now offering specialist blade maintenance and repair services on and offshore, while leveraging being part of the wider OEG group to support growth into new markets, in addition to exploring opportunities to offer integrated solutions.

– The new division will be headed up by a management team with a wealth of experience in the sector, with Richard Hughes as Operations Director, and Bryn Roberts as Technical Director. SMC Blades Limited will be headquartered in Chester servicing clients globally.

– The wind market has a growing role to play in decarbonising global energy supply, and by providing essential services to the operators of on and offshore energy infrastructure, OEG Renewables supports critical market themes of Energy Security and a responsible Energy Transition.

Dean Coates, SMC Managing Director said: “This new service further expands the range of specialist services and the value proposition that OEG Renewables and SMC can offer to our clients globally. As the global wind market continues to expand, underpinned by strong market drivers, this positions our business as a leader in ensuring the future operational effectiveness of wind assets.”

Richard Hughes, SMC Blades Operations Director said: “We look forward to firmly establishing SMC Blades as a market leader, offering our customers a best-in-class service through a combination of business excellence and innovation. We have some exciting developments in the pipeline and announcements to make in the coming weeks.”

OEG Energy Group Limited (“OEG”, the “Group”), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that Specialist Marine Consultants (“SMC”) and Fern Communications (“Fern”), both OEG Renewables businesses, have been contracted to deliver a turnkey marine coordination solution to the Hai Long Offshore Wind project in Taiwan. 

The 1,022 MW Hai Long Offshore Wind Project located 45-70km from the coast in 35-55m water depths is a joint project being developed by Northland Power Inc., Yushan Energy Pte. Ltd., and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. which once operational will be the largest offshore wind project in Taiwan, providing enough clean energy to power more than one million Taiwanese households. This will be OEG Renewables’ 20th project in Taiwan, of which 15 have been marine coordination contracts, underlining the company’s position as a leader in the provision of multi-disciplined specialist services to offshore wind markets in the APAC region and around the world.

The turnkey contract will be for the duration of the installation and commissioning works and will include the provision of an experienced marine coordination team from the UK, and the development of a local Taiwanese team to manage the project marine coordination centre in the longer-term.

OEG Renewables is committed to developing local teams and resources, which provides deeper alignment and engagement with our clients and local communities and supports the advancement of the energy transition.

Taiwan is currently positioned to be the largest offshore wind market in the APAC region outside of China, as it targets 13GW by 2030 and up to 55GW by 2050 of offshore wind capacity. In addition, Japan and South Korea have also set ambitious targets of 10GW and 14.3 GW respectively by 2030, and 110GW and 92.3GW by 2050, making the APAC region a key growth region where OEG Renewables can leverage its global footprint and expanded service offerings.

Highlights:

– OEG Renewables has established itself as the most experienced global provider of specialist marine coordination services for offshore wind projects, with the capability to deploy specialist personnel around the world while being committed to investing in strong local teams to ensure long-term value for our regional stakeholders.

– This is OEG Renewables’ 15th marine coordination contract offshore Taiwan, having participated in all the major projects that have been undertaken in this growing market to-date, positioning the company for further expansion into markets across the APAC region.

– As Taiwan has advanced it’s offshore wind capacity the fastest in East Asia, OEG Renewables has grown its resources and capabilities here, positioning the company to support the development of offshore wind projects in Japan, South Korea and the wider APAC region.

Kevin Wu, Regional Director (OEG Renewables) APAC said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the contract for the provision of these specialist services, which further underlines OEG Renewables position as a key player providing critical services to the offshore wind market in Taiwan and the broader APAC region. OEG Renewables is uniquely placed to service global clients and projects with its extensive operating footprint in over 60 countries and growing subsea and topside service offerings.”

Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd. (SMC), an OEG Group company, have been awarded two contracts by Ørsted to continue delivering Structural Inspections Above Water (SIAW) until 2026.

The first contract awarded pertains to Ørsted’s UK and Netherlands portfolio of sites, which includes 12 operational windfarms in the UK, with 3 in development, in addition to the Borssele 1 & 2 sites already operational in the Netherlands.

The second award relates to Ørsted’s German operation, with 4 sites already built and a further 2 under construction.

The SIAW contracts will see SMC continue to deliver inspection and maintenance works of external, internal and confined space areas of the foundation, transition piece and substation, having held similar contracts with Ørsted since 2018.

SMC’s Operations Director, Dean Coates, commented, “SMC and Ørsted have worked together and grown together since our first collaboration back in 2009.

We are genuinely thrilled to have been awarded these key contracts that further cement our position as a world-leading supplier of Inspection and Maintenance services to the offshore wind sector, and that demonstrate our capability to operate internationally.

Our focus on delivering safe and quality services, without compromise, has been key to our success to date and it will continue to be so as we move forward. It is reassuring to see the emphasis that Ørsted places on this shared commitment in what is a rapidly expanding sector, and we now look forward to maintaining these high standards with them for the years to come”.

Ørsted currently has 8.9GW of installed offshore wind capacity, with the ambition to install a total 50GW of renewable energy across various technologies by 2030.

For more information, visit www.orsted.com, or to learn more about SMC, see www.smchse.com.

Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) have been awarded a contract from RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm to deliver Offshore Resources and Services for the duration of the project’s offshore construction, commencing in 2023.

The turnkey package of works is inclusive of a range of services, including above water offshore balance of plant works which includes statutory inspection and general maintenance of the TP, marine coordination resourcing, delivery of vessel inspections, project PPE management, specialist offshore construction resourcing, project consultancy support, and all associated project management.

SMC Managing Director Ian Coates commented, “We are extremely proud to win the Sofia construction services contract. It is a major achievement for the company and testament to the entire SMC team who work onshore and offshore.

SMC following on from the success of the Triton Knoll project, where SMC undertook similar works on behalf of RWE, have taken great care to ensure we continued to develop our offering and to cement our position as a ‘best in class’ supplier of our respective services.

Our recent achievements in this area, with solutions delivered to a range of clients globally, have allowed SMC to build and retain a strong team of specialists, focusing on local content and personnel development, something we know to have been a key priority for Sofia”.

Sofia’s General Site Manager (Offshore) Rob McLauchlin said he welcomes SMC to the project and is pleased to have a respected and experienced service provider join the Sofia team as it nears its next key phase of activity, offshore construction.

The 1,400MW Sofia offshore wind farm is located 195 kilometres from the UK’s coast on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea and is one of the largest single offshore wind farms in the world, as well as one of the farthest from shore. It will comprise 100 14MW turbines across a 593km2 site, which is roughly the same size as the Isle of Man.

For more information, visit www.sofiawindfarm.com

Orsted represent one of our longest standing clients – we’ve grown with Orsted as they’ve established themselves as the market leading developer, and we’re proud to continue delivering best in class support to their operations globally.

As a means of emphasising this ever-flourishing relationship, Orsted have recently released a case study detailing the support of SMC, and the somewhat symbiotic success paths that our two companies have followed over the past decade or so.

Check out the link below to see more…

https://orsted.co.uk/insights/our-impact-in-the-humber-region/local-business-growth-case-study

Find out more about SMC and who we are below…

https://smchse.com/about-us-marine-coordination-statutory-inspection-balance-of-plant/