The 170 MW Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm, developed by Vattenfall in Denmark, has delivered its first inexperienced energy.
The set up of 20 8.4 Siemens Gamesa wind generators befell from July to September this yr, and Vattenfall’s preliminary plan was to attach the generators to the grid instantly after the set up.
Nevertheless, the plan needed to be modified because the work of burying export cables within the seabed had encountered unexpected technical challenges.
Particularly, Vattenfall’s contractor couldn’t bury the cables deep sufficient, however after the contractor modified strategies and instruments, the method is now bearing fruit, mentioned the developer.
In line with Vattenfall, robust climate circumstances additionally slowed the progress of the offshore wind mission.
“It’s a large aid to lastly ship energy from Vesterhav Syd. Once you take a look at the challenges which have been all through the method, since we gained the tender in 2016 and in the course of the development work, we’re further proud at present,” mentioned Mathilde Damsgaard, mission director for Vesterhav Syd and Nord at Vattenfall.
The later connection of generators implies that the manufacturing of electrical energy in 2023 will most likely be decrease than anticipated, mentioned Vattenfall.
Nevertheless, the corporate doesn’t anticipate a loss for the farm’s homeowners over the lifetime, as manufacturing and revenue are merely pushed ahead in time. The lifetime of the generators is thus calculated solely from the date when the availability of energy begins, in accordance with the press launch.
Ten of Vesterhav Syd’s offshore wind generators at the moment are producing energy, whereas the final ten are deliberate to be linked inside a number of weeks.
On the similar time, the corporate mentioned it’s working to determine a connection to the wind generators within the 180 MW Vesterhav Nord.
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Each offshore wind farms are anticipated to be totally linked to the grid by the top of the yr, mentioned Vattenfall.
As soon as operational, Vesterhav Syd and Nord will produce renewable power equal to the annual consumption of 375,000 households.
“There are usually not many days left in 2023, so a full connection of Vesterhav Nord by the flip of the yr is a giant problem. However nobody has a better curiosity in reaching it than us at Vattenfall, and we do every little thing we are able to,” mentioned Damsgaard.
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