Ørsted has begun construction work on its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, installing the first foundations at the 752MW Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm.
Specifically, Borssele 1 & 2 is located 22 kilometers off the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. At water depths ranging from 14 to 39.7 meters, a total of 94 monopile foundations will be installed at the wind farm.
In April 2020, the company will install the 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines.
In light of the project, Henrik Egholm, EPC Director for Borssele 1 & 2, commented
It’s great that the installation has started now, according to plan. We’re very well on track with the construction of the wind farm. Borssele 1 & 2 will be operational end of this year.
Moreover, the company informs that the monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore project have been fabricated by Sif, EEW SPC, EEW OSB and Bladt Industries, while all foundations will be installed by DEME.
In the meantime, Jan Wind, Senior Project Manager for Borssele 1 & 2, added that the first monopile to have been installed, was the tallest and heaviest on the wind farm, weighing 1,188 tons and measuring 76 meters.
Concluding, Steven Engels, General Manager for the Netherlands, noted that Borssele 1 & 2 will be the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and is an important step in the Dutch government’s ambitious shift towards green energy.
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