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Turbine installation complete at 604-MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm

On June 5, the last of 72 turbines was installed at the Kriegers Flak wind farm, 15 km to 40 km off the east coast of Denmark. The next steps will be to finalize testing and certification of the farm so that it can be inaugurated after summer. According to Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the […]

On June 5, the last of 72 turbines was installed at the Kriegers Flak wind farm, 15 km to 40 km off the east coast of Denmark. The next steps will be to finalize testing and certification of the farm so that it can be inaugurated after summer.

According to Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the farm is Denmark’s largest and will have a capacity of 604 MW. It will cover the electricity consumption of about 600,000 Danish households and increase Danish wind production by about 16%.

“We are pleased to see that the installation of the turbines has been successfully completed. Despite COVID-19, we have been able to deliver according to plan – actually a little ahead of schedule – which shows that our general strategy to prepare for the unforeseen has proved to be robust. We are very satisfied with the cooperation with our partners and proud of the contribution that the farm will make to enabling a fossil-free future,” says Catrin Jung, head of offshore wind at Vattenfall.

The first turbine was installed in February 2021, and installation of the remaining Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines has continued smoothly. The 72 wind turbines each have a total height of 188 m, and each foundation weighs up to 800 tonnes.

During the installation phase, the turbines were preassembled and shipped out of the Port of Roenne on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm. The wind farm will be serviced out of Vattenfall’s new service facility at the Port of Klintholm about 100 km south of the Danish capital Copenhagen.

“It’s extremely rewarding that we – in the middle of these challenging COVID times – have safely installed all 72 wind turbines ahead of schedule. The close collaboration between Siemens Gamesa employees, Vattenfall, and the Port of Roenne has been outstanding. We look forward to continuing the great joint efforts on the Danish Kriegers Flak project with all,” says Marc Becker, chief executive offshore of offshore at Siemens Gamesa.

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