The initial eight of the 54 turbine nacelles for the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have arrived at Port of Dundee for marshalling and the pre-assembly of the first towers.
The Siemens Gamesa hardware being assembled at the Port of Dundee will be 87.5 metres high, ahead of load out.
The first load out of turbine towers, nacelles and blades for transportation to the site of the offshore wind farm, 15.5km off the coast of Fife, Scotland, is scheduled for July.
It will be followed by the installation of NnG’s first fully assembled machine out at sea, also planned for July.
NnG project director Matt Haag said: “The construction of the first turbine towers last week was a wonderful sight and the arrival of the first nacelles demonstrates the sheer scale of this project.
“We look forward to the construction of the first turbine on-site next month after which, once commissioned, NnG can start supplying clean, green electricity to the grid.”
NnG, which is owned by EDF Renewables UK and ESB, will be fully operational in 2024.
The NnG turbine towers – each comprising three sections and weighing 370 tonnes – have been visible to local people for months, being stored on their sides within the port alongside the 81-metre-long turbine blades, which each weigh 27 tonnes.
Each of the nacelles is 9.2 metres tall – equivalent to a three storey building – and weigh over 350 tonnes.