The Greater Gabbard wind farm, located in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, will consist of 142 wind turbines with a total capacity of around 500MW when it’s completed.
ALE’s responsibilities included receiving and storing the offshore wind components and redelivering them to installation vessels as and when required. ALE minimised the risk of weather delays and issues associated with working at height by developing innovative handling solutions which reduce dependency on cranes and increase the speed and reliability of operations. ALE's handling solutions also help maximise the use of available land because ALE components require only a small access area around them - far less than larger crawler cranes would require. ALE created a purpose-built site for the EPC contractor which enables large quantities of wind farm components to be stored for any period of time to fit the offshore installation schedule.
