The first of 70 turbines has been successfully installed at Wikinger offshore windfarm, Iberdrola’s 350MW project in the German Baltic Sea.
Located off the north east coast of Rugen Island, the 5MW Adwen machine known locally as ‘WK16’ is the first of 70 currently being installed by Fred Olsen’s jack-up vessel ‘Brave Tern’.
The turbine components are loaded out from Mukran port in Sassnitz in sets of three, including the pre-assembled 135m diameter rotor, before installation at the site which is expected to take 1 week per set.
This marks a further significant milestone for Iberdrola’s first offshore project in German waters which also successfully completed installation of all 70 jacket foundations on January 8th and the array cable installation on January 15th.
Jürgen Blume, Head of Iberdrola in Germany said: “We are delighted to reach yet another key stage of Wikinger’s construction programme which is testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire project team. Our Wikinger project is progressing well, and we are on target with our plans for full export at the site later this year.”
Wikinger is Iberdrola’s first offshore wind project in Germany and follows the successful construction and commissioning of the company’s first offshore windfarm in 2014 - West of Duddon Sands in the Irish Sea.
About Wikinger
With investments totalling roughly 1.4 Billion Euro, the Wikinger project is delivering major economic and environmental benefits. Hundreds of jobs are linked to its construction and operation. When put into operation, the wind farm will generate 350 megawatts of clean energy for over 350,000 households which equates to 20% of the total energy consumption of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.