Renewables
Location & Capabilities
Utilising our vast fabrication expertise, Global Energy Group is positioned at the forefront of the renewable energy industry and is the partner of choice for fixed and floating offshore wind in the UK. Located in the sheltered deep-water boundaries of the Cromarty Firth, the Port of Nigg is Global Energy Group’s leading facility for servicing the offshore renewable energy industry. Having benefited from over £120m investment, the multi-user Green Freeport facility features construction and assembly shops totalling over 17,000m2 and boasts over 1,200 meters of deep-water quayside.
The group's diversification into the Offshore Wind market began in 2007 with the fabrication and assembly of monopiles for one of the UK’s first offshore wind power generation projects, Scroby Sands. Since then, Global Energy Group and the Port of Nigg has supported the deployment of over 3.5GW of offshore wind assets, and most recently completed the fabrication of J-Tube frames for the 882MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm.
In the Offshore Renewables sector, our highly skilled teams provide specialist fabrication solutions, including:
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Steel Works
- Turbine and Foundation Component Fabrication
- Complete design, repair/overhaul services
- Wave & Tidal turbine fabrication
- Procurement & supply of offshore infrastructure products
Procedures and Materials
Global Energy Group can offer an extensive range of prequalified welding procedures for Pipework, Controlled Tubing and Structural applications.
- Welding Processes include Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Submerged Arc Welding (SAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (MMA), Gas Shielded Flux Cored Arc Welding (GSFCAW), Gas Shielded Metal Cored Arc Welding (GSMCAW), Tip-Tig, Metal Inert Gas Welding / Metal Active Gas Welding (MIG / MAG)
- Qualification Standards include British Standards, Norsok, AWS, ASME, EEMUA and DNV.
- Material Grades – Low and High Strength Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Inconel, CRA Clad materials, Duplex / Superduplex.
- Material Ranges – Diameter from 0.5” to Unlimited, Thickness from 3mm and above.
Global Energy Group also offer project specific welding procedures qualifications to suit complex client requirements for on and offshore applications.
Experience
Global Energy Group has developed significant fabrication, pre-assembly and marshalling experience within the offshore wind sector.
2023/24: Moray West - Global Energy Group awarded the fabrication contract for two J-tube Frames and Port of Nigg selected as the marshalling, storage, and logistics facility for the Transition Pieces, as well as the pre-assembly and marshalling facility for WTG’s.
2021/23: Seagreen - Port of Nigg selected as the marshalling, storage, and logistics facility for the jacket foundations, as well as the pre-assembly and marshalling facility for WTG’s. Global Energy Group services included asset inspection & repair, sea-fastening works and quayside services.
2019/21: Moray East - Port of Nigg selected as the marshalling, storage, and logistics facility for the jacket foundations, as well as the pre-assembly and marshalling facility for WTG’s. Global Energy Group supported the pre-assembly works onsite, including heavy lifts & component transport, plant hire & equipment, project management and specialist labour supply.
2018/19: Beatrice - Port of Nigg selected as the pre-assembly and marshalling facility for the WTG’s, with Global Energy Group supporting the project with critical onsite services.
2016/17: Hywind - Fabrication of 15 x Suction Anchors for the World's First Floating Offshore Wind Farm. The Suction Anchors were 16 meters tall, 5 meters in diameter and weighing approximately 300 tonnes each.
