The Netherlands: TÜV SÜD to Certify Two Offshore Substations for Gemini OWF

TÜV SÜD will carry out the certification of two offshore substation platforms for Gemini offshore wind farm.

The company has been commissioned by Typhoon Offshore B.V., Amsterdam, on behalf of Equity investors Gemini to undertake the certification of the 300MW high-voltage substations for the offshore wind farm located in the North Sea, off the coast of the Netherlands, in order to fulfill the requirement of the licensing process by the Dutch authorities.

Certification by TÜV SÜD covers review of the design documentation and the geotechnical report, but also testing of the support structure and the topside platform.

 ”We are very pleased that we will continue to support Typhoon Offshore in this project,” says Ulrich Knopf, Project Manager at Offshore Wind Services, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH in Hamburg. ”We can contribute our experience as one of the leading certification organisations for onshore and offshore wind farms.”

TÜV SÜD also carries out certification of the 150 wind-turbine support structures for the Gemini wind farm. With this additional order, TÜV SÜD’s participation covers the complete design process of the offshore wind farm.

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Press release, November 22, 2013; Image: typhoooffshore