The final GE Haliade 160-6MW turbine has been installed at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany. Installation of the 66 units was completed using seafox 5.
The nacelles were produced in Saint-Nazaire (France) by GE Renewable Energy, the blades were made in Castellon (Spain) by LM Wind Power whilst the towers were manufactured in Germany and China. Further to the delivery of the turbines, GE Renewable Energy is also responsible for the servicing of the turbines for up to 10 years.
The turbines were mounted on monopile foundations which were fabricated by Steelwind, EEW and the Windar/Idesa joint venture. Installation was carried out by GeoSea using Innnovation. Pre-assembly and construction was executed from Eemshaven (Netherlands).
Merkur is a joint venture owned by funds managed and/or advised by Partners Group (50%), Infrared (25%), DEME (12.5%), and Coriolis (12.5%), which is a joint venture of GE and L’Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie (“ADEME”) acting in the name and on behalf of the French State.
The project is located about 35km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea. Once commissioned, the offshore wind farm is expected to generate enough green energy to supply approximately 500,000 households per year. It is also the largest German project to finish construction.
Source:seawanderer
