German developer EnBW has chosen Siemens as turbine supplier for its 497MW Hohe See wind farm some 90km North of Borkum island in the North Sea.
Siemens will deliver 71 of its SWT-7.0-154 turbines as well as monopile foundations. This is the first time a contract combines turbines and foundations in the German offshore wind market, EnBW said.
VBMS will supply inter array cabling. The offshore substation will be built by a consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG.
The contracts are divided into two phases. A one-year design phase will be followed by an implementation phase if EnBW takes a final investment decision for the project later this year.
Hohe See, which translates as High Sea in English, is slated to go online in the second half of 2019.
Siemens Wind Power executive Michael Hannibal said: “We are happy that EnBW has chosen us for the Hohe See offshore wind farm.
“Siemens offers an extended scope of delivery for the project that not only includes our 7MW direct drive wind turbines, but also foundations, the corresponding transition pieces as well as installation ships for both.”
Image: the project will use Siemens SWT 7.0 154 units (Siemens)
