The first Siemens 6MW turbine has started supplying electricity from the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, two months ahead of schedule.
Veja Mate deputy EPC director Thomas Gellert said: “The entire project team has been working hard making sure this and upcoming milestones are reached successfully and are well deserving of our congratulations.”
A further 66 turbines are to be installed and commissioned with completion expected in mid-2017, the developers said.
The hardware is being loaded out at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark and installed by Fred Olsen Windcarrier jack-up Bold Tern and Seajacks Scylla vessel.
The shareholders in the project are Highland Group Holdings, Siemens Financial Services and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Image: Veja Mate
Veja Mate delivers first power
Electricity supplied from 402MW wind farm two months ahead of schedule
By EBS