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Dong Energy installs first offshore substation in the North Sea

Borkum

The installation, which weighs 3,500 tons, covers an area of 465 square meters and was initiated on 1 August this year. The next construction phase of the wind farm is the installation of the foundations, which according to schedule should commence at the beginning of 2014. Commissioning of the complete wind farm is scheduled for 2015 at the latest. Upon commissioning, Borkum Riffgrund 1 will be equipped to supply approximately 285,000 German households with green energy.

The wind farm will be operated and serviced from the harbour in Norddeich, Germany. DONG Energy also plans to locate its construction monitoring and operation management for its German offshore wind farms in Norddeich. Furthermore, by 2020, the company plans to quadruple its present offshore capacity of 1.7 GW to 6.5 GW, making Germany one of its core offshore markets.



Source: IWR Online, 30 Aug 2013

 


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