Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Fully Online After Cable Repair Fix

September 23, 2024, by Adnan Durakovic

The 600 MW Gemini wind farm offshore the Netherlands is once again fully operational after experiencing a failure in one of the export cables between the wind farm and the shore.

A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT, helped Gemini with a fast repair during the summer. The NKT team was responsible for the jointing of the replacement cable between the wind farm and the coast.

”NKT is pleased to have contributed to the swift repair of the Gemini connection, bringing the wind park back to full operational capacity and supplying sustainable energy to households across the Netherlands. Restoring a subsea connection is a complex operation that requires significant skills and expertise. We greatly appreciated the strong collaboration with the Gemini team on the job execution,” said Axel Barnekow Widmark, Executive Vice President, Service & Installation at NKT.

Located 85 kilometres north of the Groningen coast, Gemini comprises 150 Siemens 4MW turbines and two offshore substations, Buitengaats and ZeeEnergie.

The 600 MW offshore wind farm was officially opened in early May 2017.

The project’s stakeholders include Northland Power (60%), Siemens Project Ventures (20%), HVC (10%) and ALTE LEIPZIGER-HALLESCHE group (10%).