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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S

06/05/2019

MHI Vestas Installs First Turbine at Deutsche Bucht in Germany

Operational milestone reached with successful installation of first turbine on Monday.

Image: Northland Deutsche Bucht

Installation is underway at Northland Power’s Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm as MHI Vestas and other installation partners have successfully installed the first of 33 wind turbines.

Deutsche Bucht, located 95 km northwest of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea, will be powered by 33 V164-8.4 MW turbines from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.

“We are very pleased to see the first turbine successfully installed at Deutsche Bucht,” said Flemming Ougaard, MHI Vestas Chief Operations Officer. “The project is an important one for MHI Vestas and our partners, not only because of our growing experience in Germany, but also our contribution to the German energy transition.

The project, Northland Power’s third offshore wind farm, includes a two-turbine pilot plan which will test Mono Bucket foundations, making Deutsche Bucht the first offshore wind farm worldwide to test the Mono Bucket foundation structure under commercial operating conditions.

Once completed, the 33 8.4 MW turbines from MHI Vestas will be the most powerful wind turbines operating in Germany and will produce enough wind energy to power 328,000 German homes.

About Deutsche Bucht

Owner: Northland Power Inc. (NPI)
Turbine supplier: MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
Turbines (Monopile foundations): 31 x V164-8.4 MW
Turbines (Pilot project: Mono Bucket foundations): 2 x V164-8.4 MW
Total number of turbines: 33
Total grid connection capacity: 269 MW
Location: North Sea, German Exclusive Economic Zone, 95 km northwest of the island of Borkum
Water depth: 40 metres
Production (Households): 328,000 German homes
Pre-assembly & logistics port: Esbjerg, Denmark