EnBW to Help Out Iberdrola with Wikinger

EnBW and Iberdrola have concluded a contract under which EnBW will provide services for the construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

The two-year contract covers services dealing with the coordination of shipping traffic, health and safety and environmental protection at the construction site. The EnBW Offshore Team will share their know-how and expertise acquired during the construction of its Baltic 1 and 2 offshore wind farms.

Following the construction of the two EnBW offshore wind farms Baltic 1 and Baltic 2, Wikinger will be the third wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea.

Nikolaus Elze, Head of Technology in the Generation and Operation business unit at EnBW: “The conclusion of this contract represents a new example of cooperation in the offshore wind industry that will benefit both companies.”

Jürgen Blume, country manager for Iberdrola in Germany said: “As the installation of Wikinger project draws nearer, this contract will ensure that the best practices in terms of quality control, health and safety and respect for the environment are implemented throughout the entire construction phase while securing completion and grid connection by 2017.

“In March, the first foundation piles will be rammed into the seabed and preparations for the cable installation will commence. This agreement showcases the strong partnership between offshore wind developers in the Baltic Sea.”

The €1.4 billion Wikinger offshore wind farm will comprise 70 wind turbines with a total output of 350 megawatts. Once in operation, it will produce electricity equivalent to the consumption of more than 350,000 German households.

As with EnBW Baltic 2, the installation and logistical base will be located in Sassnitz-Mukran on the island of Rügen. The system components will be transported to the construction site from the Port of Sassnitz.