Wind Turbine Installation Complete at Gwynt y Môr

All 160 wind turbine generators at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm are now installed.

Wind Turbine Installation Complete at Gwynt y Môr

A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Worker,  supported by Sea Bravo and Sea Echo, was deployed to install Siemens’ 3.6MW turbines. Now, the work is underway on the last wind turbine to fit the blades.

Cable laying vessel Sia, owned by CT Offshore, is continuing with inter-array cable installation. Some 48 cables are now left to be installed.

Gwynt y Môr will have an installed capacity of 576MW and will be capable of meeting the average annual energy needs of around 400,000 homes.

Offshore WIND Staff, June 17, 2014; Image: A2SEA