Northland Power has achieved full completion of the 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
The Canadian company said all 31 MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines on monopile foundations have been generating power since the end of September 2019 and to date.
It added that the wind farm has generated over €130m of pre-completion revenues.
Final completion marks the official end of construction and the start of the operational phase of the project, and also signifies that the terms required to satisfy the project lenders for term conversion have been achieved, Northland said.
Northland president and chief sxecutive Mike Crawley said: “Achieving this milestone is the culmination of the efforts and dedication put forth by our project team to see the project through to completion.
“The successful completion of our third offshore wind farm solidifies Northland’s position as a global player in offshore wind development and underscores our ability to deliver large‐scale sustainable energy infrastructure projects that create long‐term value for shareholders.”
Deutsche Bucht is 100% owned by Northland and is expected to produce approximately 1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
The project had intended to have a total capacity of 269MW with the addition of a two-turbine demo with MHI Vestas hardware on mono bucket foundations.
Work on this part of the project was paused last year because of unnamed technical issues with the foundations and the demo was cancelled in March because of the ongoing issues.