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RINA has been awarded a contract by RWE for the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, to provide Cable Verification Services & OCP (Offshore Converter Platform) construction site quality services. The full scope of work for the Sofia project will be managed from RINA’s Sunderland office and is expected to bring extensive opportunities to the UK supply base.

The 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, situated in the central North Sea area known as Dogger Bank, will be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, undertaken by one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies RWE. RINA will be providing expert third party surveillance to support the supply of quality assurance services required to verify the cable design, the manufacturing cycle by inspection, the project specific type test and final acceptance testing (FAT) along with reviewing cable handling and load out procedures.

The project includes a 220 km 320kV high voltage DC offshore cables, running from the landfall area to the OCP as well as a shorter 7km onshore cable to connect from the landfall area to the onshore converter station. The reliability of these cables is crucial to the project. RINA has extensive industry experience in the cables consultancy and inspection field, having worked with RWE on the Triton Knoll project and having supported numerous wind farm operators, cable industry R&D projects, and cable manufacturers with verification, design consultancy and testing services, including forensic investigations.     

Sofia’s Transmission System Senior Package Manager, Mark Carter of RWE, said, “We selected RINA because of its local expertise and pioneering work in supporting improved subsea cable. We have previously employed RINA’s cable expert team for cable consultancy on the Triton Knoll project.”

Steve Cullen, Head of Project Procurement Solutions for Northern Europe at RINA, said, “RINA is delighted to have been selected by RWE to provide a broad range of services to such a prestigious project, which showcases the breadth and depth of RINA’s capabilities. The project committed to bringing extensive opportunities to the UK supply base, and this has been realised with our work award. Our work includes cables consultancy verification, factory inspections, along with site QA/QC services, and a digital offering with the Kiber smart helmet system. Supporting the supply of enough green power to meet the needs of so many UK households is an exciting prospect.”

RINA provides a wide range of services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. With net revenues in 2020 of 495 million Euros, over 4,000 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.  www.rina.org

Kazakhstan committed to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2060 at a UN Summit last year. Funded by the World Bank, RINA has been awarded a contract as part of this process to carry out a series of energy reviews and analyses of different industrial sectors. The work will be carried out across the food & beverage, transport manufacturing, chemical and metallurgy industries and is seen as a crucial step as part of the overall strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result of the work, RINA will be proposing complementary input into legislation and value-add initiatives to reduce energy usage and lower emissions.

RINA was selected to carry out the work based on its experience in decarbonization processes and commercial offering. It is working as leader of the consortium with INTEGRATION Umwelt & Energie GmbH in Germany, which has expertise in the metallurgy sector and Energy Partner LLP in Kazakhstan, which will be providing personnel to support interaction and exchange with local stakeholders. 

The project will provide a structural approach across heavy industry to propose solutions to meet the target for zero carbon emissions. Decarbonization is one of the main strategic pillars of the RINA business and it brings over 15 years of experience in working to enhance energy efficiency. 

RINA and its partners will carry out four tasks as part of the contract using a team of around 20 professionals including project managers, technical specialists, and industrial and international experts. Audits will be carried out using a software application developed by RINA to assess selected businesses within the industrial sectors covered. It will then carry out training of local energy auditors to establish ongoing capability for Kazakhstan to carry out further audits going forward. 

Based on the results of each sector analysis, RINA will aggregate additional data gathered on a national level and from other industry auditors to identify investments required for the decarbonization process. The final task will be a presentation of the results of the analysis and sharing of what has been learned at a workshop. The project, which started in May 2021, is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. 

Leonardo Brunori, Energy & Mobility Executive Vice President at RINA, said, “The Kazakhstan government is committed to the reduction of GHG. This analysis, based on real-world data, will provide important strategic input towards meeting its targets. The main way to reduce GHG emissions is to save energy and use more renewables, but this project will also provide Kazakhstan with greater sustainability through better use of local resources and real economic benefit to the industries involved, enabling them to be more competitive both locally and internationally. We need to mitigate the effects of climate change, but it is also useful to recognize the benefits this work will deliver to local industry and local people.”

RINA provides a wide range of services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. With net revenues in 2020 of 495 million Euros, over 4,000 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a member of key international organizations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.  www.rina.org