103 Cranes for the East Anglia One Offshore Windfarm
Sparrows Group has signed a contract to supply 103 cranes for installation at ScottishPower Renewables’ 714MW East Anglia One offshore windfarm. Located off the coast of Suffolk, the windfarm will be capable of producing enough electricity to power around 500,000 homes and is anticipated to generate first power in 2019 and be fully-operational by 2020.
All the offshore wind turbine cranes will be designed and manufactured at Sparrows facilities in Aberdeen for Granada Material Handling on behalf of ScottishPower Renewables. A crane will be installed on each of the farm’s 102 wind turbines with a further crane used for training purposes. The sizeable award marks Sparrows biggest ever renewables contract. The cranes are part of the firm’s offshore wind specific WindMaster range. Production is expected to start early 2017 with final delivery scheduled mid-2018.