German heavy lift specialist Combi Lift has been hired to handle the transport of turbine components for the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
The first batch of components, including six nacelles weighing 350 tonnes each, was loaded onto a vessel in Bremerhaven last week. The components will be delivered to Buss Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven.
Nordsee One, located approximately 40 kilometres north of Juist Island, will comprise 54 Senvion 6.2M-126 turbines installed across an area of around 41 square kilometres.
MPI’s wind turbine installation vessel, MPI Enterprise, will perform offshore transportation and installation of all 54 turbines.
Operations will take place in waters up to 29 metres deep, with work scheduled to commence in early 2017.
The wind farm is scheduled to be ready for operation by August 2017.
Nordsee One is owned by Northland Power Inc. (85%) and RWE International SE (15%).
Photos: Combi Lift