The first power has been delivered from Northland Power’s 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
Installation of the turbines began in early June and, as of today, 21 MHI Vestas 8.4MW machines have been installed by the manufacturer, the company said.
The final fabrication of the two Mono Bucket foundations is ongoing at Bladt Industries’ factory in Lindoe, Denmark.
Installation and cabling for the two foundations and their turbines is planned for the fourth quarter.
All 33 of the project’s turbines are expected to deliver electricity to the grid by the end of 2019, as per schedule.
Northland Deutsche Bucht project director Jens Poulsen said: “This is a great achievement for our project.
“The rapid progress on installation and commissioning was made possible by the dedication of our team, combined with excellent cooperation by all partners, especially the grid operator and the BSH licensing authority.”
Over the past few weeks, the installation and testing campaign for over 40km of internal cable was completed and the wind farm’s offshore substation has been handed over to Northland by the balance of plant contractor Van Oord.
The offshore substation has already been connected to Tennet’s offshore converter station BorWin beta.
Tennet made a partial grid supply possible by connecting the first of the two 155kV export cables, while a complete connection to the German high-voltage grid will occur later this year.
Northland chief executive Mike Crawley added: “We look forward to adding 269MW to our existing portfolio of offshore wind capacity in Germany and are proud to support the German government in its efforts to create a more sustainable future through the continued transition to cleaner and greener energy.”