Wedoany.com Report, On March 11, as the barge slowly departed from the dock, the jacket for the Inch Cape offshore wind project in Europe, constructed by China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "COOEC"), was delivered from COOEC's Zhuhai Deepwater Equipment Manufacturing Base (hereinafter referred to as the "Zhuhai Base"). This marks the delivery of the largest single-capacity offshore wind jacket from China to Europe, signifying a major breakthrough in China's core manufacturing capabilities for offshore wind power products.

The Zhuhai Base of COOEC was responsible for the procurement, construction, and loading of 18 sets of jackets, along with their supporting steel piles and 24 sets of single-pile transition pieces for the Inch Cape European offshore wind project, with a total structural weight exceeding 60,000 tons. The eight sets of offshore wind jackets delivered this time are the final batch of core components for the project, with a total weight of 19,500 tons, equivalent to the weight of 15,000 passenger cars. Among them, the tallest jacket stands at 95.44 meters, which is nearly equivalent to a 35-story building.

Compared to suction bucket-type wind turbine jackets, steel pile-type wind turbine jackets present greater challenges in structural connection and protection, making their construction more complex. Previously, the construction technology for steel pile-type wind turbine jackets was held by only a few European companies.

According to Wang Tengfei, Deputy Project Manager of the Inch Cape offshore wind project at COOEC, as China's first internationally constructed steel pile-type wind turbine jacket, the Inch Cape project jacket presented high difficulty in structural connection and protection and involved complex construction processes. The project team pioneered the "side V" construction method for wind turbine jackets globally, innovating the "reserved gap compensation method" combined with "modular pre-assembly + real-time monitoring and calibration" technology. This achieved zero damage to hydraulic hoses and a closure accuracy reaching sub-millimeter levels. Independently developed high-strength steel welding technology allowed for precise control of welding temperature and structural deformation, achieving a first-time welding pass rate of over 99%.

The Inch Cape European offshore wind project is located in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. It is jointly invested in and constructed by SDIC Power's wholly-owned subsidiary, UK Red Rock Energy, and an Irish utility company. With a single-unit capacity of 15 megawatts, the project's planned total installed capacity reaches 1.08 gigawatts. Once fully operational, the project is expected to provide clean electricity to over half of Scottish households simultaneously.