The installation work for the internal transformer platform for Trianel’s Borkum wind farm was successfully completed yesterday.
During a two-day mission at the construction site, 45 kilometers off the Borkum’s coast, the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov lifted the 2,400-ton deck onto the substructure (jacket). Then the transformer platform and jacket were welded together.
“ With the transformer platform, we haven’t just installed the power outlet for the wind farm, but we also created the conditions for the next stage of construction, ” said Klaus Horstick, Managing Director of Trianel wind farm Borkum GmbH & Co. KG. “ In the coming months, we will erect the wind turbines. ”
The erection of the AREVA M5000 turbines with a capacity of 5 MW should start in May. During the installation of wind turbines, the installation vessel MPI Adventure will be used for half a year.
The offshore wind farm is planned to be connected to the grid by TenneT in the 3rd quarter of 2013. Originally, the commissioning was planned for 2012/2013 year. However, a new completion date is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2013.
[mappress] Trianel, April 16, 2013