The charter contract has been extended by one year after an initial six-month period, with the Wind Evolution now on charter with Hughes Subsea until January 2026.
Earlier this year, CBED announced the first project for the newly acquired CSOV, Wind Evolution, with Hughes Subsea. Since then, Wind Evolution has been assigned to the offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, in Teesside, UK where the vessel will continue to serve as a walk-to-work CSOV supporting Hughes Subsea's work scope on the project.
This charter contract is the first for Hughes Subsea and CBED.
Mike Bailey, Managing Director, Hughes Subsea, an OEG Renewables company:
“Hughes Subsea is pleased to continue utilization of the Wind Evolution with CBED, the vessel and crew have performed exceptionally well since its inception in April 2024. The vessel provides a safe & efficient platform for our dedicated technicians. The cooperation between Hughes Subsea & CBED serves to enhance our reputation as a trusted supplier to the energy industry. We look forward to a further safe & successful year throughout 2025 and beyond.”
Daniel Alon, General Manager, CBED: “From the beginning, we have had a very good cooperation with Hughes Subsea, and we are very pleased that they have decided to extend the contract. They are extremely professional and have a unique understanding for planning and operating Wind Evolution to utilize the CSOV best possible and keep efficiency high on this project. Everyone in CBED looks forward to our continued cooperation with Hughes Subsea, not least our Wind Evolution crew who are also very satisfied with the daily cooperation with Hughes Subsea onboard.”
Hughes Subsea signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm in late 2022 to provide vessel, crew and equipment to complete the internal anode installation campaign across the first phase of the wind farm.
Located between 130 km and 190 km from the north-east coast of England, the 3-phase project will comprise of a total of 277 x GE Renewable Energy Haliade-X 13 MW and 14 MW turbines, giving a total capacity of 3.6 GW.
Hughes will install the internal cathodic protection systems across the complete 95 turbines being installed at Dogger Bank A, utilizing a walk-to-work offshore support vessel.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built in three phases known as A, B and C. The project is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Eni Plenitude (20%).
