Senvion Picks Eurogate Bremerhaven as Nordergründe OWF Base Port

German wind turbine maker Senvion GmbH has selected Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven as base port for the transportation and installation of wind turbines for the 110MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm.

wpd AG, the developer and the future operator of the wind farm, commissioned Senvion to supply 18 type 6.2M126 wind turbines to be installed close to the shore in the estuary of the River Weser, east of the island of Wangerooge.

From April 2016, Senvion will lease handling and quay areas at the southern tip of the Bremerhaven container terminal for offshore transhipment of the turbines.

The offshore wind turbines are produced for the most part at Senvion’s production site in Bremerhaven and transported to the nearby container terminal on the Weser estuary by ship or pontoon. The rotor stars are assembled directly on site at CTI.

Senvion had already used Eurogate Bremerhaven as base port for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm project back in 2014.

Wolfgang Schiemann, Managing Director of Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven, said: “In Bremerhaven we have suitable handling areas and the necessary infrastructure, making the location ideal for use as the base port for offshore wind farm projects. And that’s not all: our project team impressed with its solid experience in handling wind turbines. Over the years we have built up a great deal of expertise in this area, for example during realisation of the “Nordsee Ost” wind farm project installed by RWE Innogy, also in collaboration with Senvion. We are greatly looking forward to working with Senvion.”

The Nordergründe wind farm will be connected to the grid via a single line connection by North Sea grid operator TenneT. This is the second offshore wind project that wpd is realizing in the German North Sea, following the successful implementation and operation of the 288 MW Butendiek OWF in September 2015.