Eneco has assigned Deutsche Windtechnik to perform major component exchanges at Dutch offshore wind farm Prinses Amalia for a five-year period.
The wind farm is composed of 60 Vestas V80 wind turbines and the contract covers the deployment of highly skilled personnel and the specific tooling and equipment needed to carry out exchanges of major components.
From August until the end of the five-year contract, campaigns will be carried out once or twice a year using a jack-up vessel to replace multiple large components, including gearboxes and generators but also rotor blades if needed, up until the turbines’ end of design life.
In the first deployment one of the Vestas V80-WTGs will have one of its rotor blades replaced on short notice.
Deutsche Windtechnik will perform this and all potential future exchanges by providing a team composed of a project lead, specially trained service technicians, a banksman and supervisor.”
Geert Timmers, managing director of Deutsche Windtechnik BV, said that the service company will be in charge of supplying the required tools such as lifting frames, taglines and general equipment.
Deutsche Windtechnik is responsible for all phases of the project, including the preparation of the major components exchange at sea, dismantling of the old components and installation of the new components, the testing phase and the reporting.
“The ability to execute high-quality, cost-efficient main component exchanges is key for Eneco to achieve optimal performance of our wind farms.
“With Deutsche Windtechnik, we bring in additional experience and a company with a proven track record,” said Koen Vos, asset manager for Prinses Amaliawindpark at Eneco.