All 21 wind generators at Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm have delivered the primary energy and the 176 MW venture is now related to the Danish electrical energy grid. Nevertheless, the blades on a single unit have been briefly taken down for repairs after sustaining injury in the course of the preparation of the offshore wind farm.
Vesterhav North is a part of Vattenfall’s 344 MW Vesterhav duo, whose 168 MW Vesterhav Syd (South) has been feeding energy into the Danish grid since January.
The set up of the wind generators kicked off in July 2023 and was accomplished in October final 12 months. On 16 February 2024, Vesterhav North began producing renewable energy.
With all 21 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW generators having delivered the primary energy, the offshore wind farm is now related to the Danish electrical energy grid.
Vattenfall, the developer of the wind farm duo, mentioned that this marks the end result of virtually seven years of labor on the offshore wind farm.
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“We’re proud that Vesterhav Nord, as a brand new energy plant at sea, is now getting into the vitality provide. It’s a difficult activity to supply electrical energy from wind on a big scale, and it may well solely be carried out because of an excellent effort from the many individuals concerned,” mentioned Mathilde Damsgaard, venture director for Vesterhav North and South at Vattenfall.
The 176 MW Vesterhav North and the 168 MW Vesterhav South tasks are able to offering renewable vitality to roughly 350,000 Danish households.
A number of Blades Introduced Again to Shore
Vattenfall revealed that the blades on a single of the 21 wind generators have been briefly taken down and introduced again to Thyborøn. There, a single blade should be repaired after sustaining injury in the course of the preparation of the offshore wind farm.
“We can not restore the blade at sea, and for security causes we take down all three blades in order that there is no such thing as a imbalance on the turbine. We anticipate that the injury to the blade will be repaired inside 4 weeks, after which the three blades will be mounted on the turbine once more,” mentioned Damsgaard.
Vattenfall mentioned it was clear final 12 months that Vesterhav Nord wouldn’t be absolutely related inside the deadline (31 December 2023) included within the settlement with the state. The corporate has subsequently utilized to the authorities for a deadline extension and remains to be in dialogue with the Danish Power Company about this, in response to the corporate.
The Vesterhav Nord is positioned west of the coast of Vejlbi, and the Vesterhav Syd is positioned near the Sondervig coast. The 2 wind farms comprise 41 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind generators.
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