Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas and Parkwind have signed lease agreements for the operations and maintenance (O&M) building that will serve Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off Germany.
The facility will be built in the Port of Mukran.
The signing ceremony took place in the presence of the energy minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel.
When the O&M facility is built up to 40 professionals will oversee and service the operations of the 257MW Arcadis Ost 1.
The signing of the agreement closely follows the Arcadis Ost 1 financial close signed earlier this summer.
The wind farm will be located in the German territorial waters of the Baltic Sea, north-east of the island of Rugen.
“I am really pleased that Port Mukran will now also become the base port for maintenance and service of the Arkadis Ost 1 wind farm.
“The companies’ decision to opt for the Port of Sassnitz cements its position as a key location for the offshore industry. But it also demonstrates that Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s commitment to the generation of wind energy off its coast is not just a win for climate change mitigation, but also for the local economy – in the long term,” Pegel said.
Soren Hansen, vice president of service operations at Vestas Northern & Central Europe, said: “We’re pleased to have selected the Port of Mukran as the O&M base for Arcadis Ost 1.
“This milestone is a continuation of Vestas’ investment in Germany, and we’re pleased to be delivering long-term service jobs and the associated economic benefits to the Mukran area as part of the Arcadis Ost 1 project.
“It is excellent to be partnered with Parkwind on this important project for Germany, and we look forward to delivering our V174-9.5 MW turbines to the project beginning in 2022. “