Ocean Winds has signed a preliminary lease agreement with the port operator Szkuner to locate its offshore wind service base at Władysławowo port in Poland.
The decision on the location was made with the full support of the Puck Poviat Starosty, Ocean Winds stated.
An O&M base for the maintenance of the 400MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm will be established on an area of 3500 sq metres at the landing quay and passenger pier.
The agreement concerns the delimitation of two areas, comprising a warehouse and logistics area of 3000 sq m and a quay of approximately 500 sq m.
“The appropriate location of the service and maintenance base is a key factor determining the efficiency of the wind farm’s operation and the stability of energy supply.
“The location in the port of Władysławowo meets all our expectations in terms of the distance from the offshore wind farm and thus the response time of the service teams,” said Kacper Kostrzewa, project director of BC-Wind.
The service harbour at Władysławowo will be an integral part of the service base for the BC-Wind project, servicing approximately 31 wind turbines located approximately 36 km from the harbour.
The route from the port to the farm area is 20 nautical miles and will take approximately 75 minutes (at a speed of about 16 knots).
The port in Władysławowo will be both a base for maintenance of its wind turbines and an important facility for the project not only during the operational phase, but also during the construction period.
“The signed preliminary lease agreement is a new chapter for the port of Władysławowo and our company. We will be one of the few ports in Poland serving wind farms in the Baltic Sea,” said Witold Wawrzonkoski, CEO of Szkuner, the operator of the port in Władysławowo.
“I see the choice of the Puck Poviat for the construction of the service base for the Ocean Winds offshore wind farm not only as our local contribution to Poland’s energy independence, but also, if not primarily, as an opportunity for the development of the Poviat.
“With the construction of the service base as well as during its exploration, new jobs will be created and the local infrastructure will develop dynamically,” added Jarosław Białk, at Puck Starost.