Project outline These projects involve the installation of the onshore cable ducts which connect the landfall site in Redcar to the HVDC Onshore Converter station, approximately 7km in length. Work includes the detailed engineering and design for the civil works, ecological management and civil infrastructure installation. In addition to creating horizontal directional drilling (HDD) crossings and open cut ducting, works also include tunnelling to create undertrack crossing to house the HVDC cable for both farms and safely direct it around live Network Rail assets. This consists of four 12 to 17m deep tunnels passing under a railway bridge, plus eight shafts. The 1,200mm pope jack micro-tunnels have drive lengths between 107 and 150m. Once operational, these two offshore wind projects will generate enough green power to supply all of the North East’s electricity needs every year. KEY FACTS Providing services to connect two offshore wind farms Once operational the farms will generate enough green energy to meet the entire North East region's annual electricity needs Works
