Siemens to supply turbines for Dutch wind farm
Siemens Gamesa has been chosen as the supplier of turbines for the Fryslân wind
The firm was chosen alongside Van Oord to supply turbines for the Dutch nearshore windfarm.
The contract from Windpark Fryslân BV was confirmed following the closing of finance for the project, which is to be built in the Frisian section of the Ijsselmeer Lake, next to the Afsluitdijk dam. The windfarm will have a rated output of in excess of 380 MW.
The firm order encompasses the supply and installation of 89 Siemens Gamesa SWT-DD-130 turbines and a 16-year service agreement. The wind
Van Oord said preparatory work for the project has already begun. The company started work on soil investigations in late 2018 and in March 2019 ducts were installed at Breezanddijk for the power cables that will connect the turbines to the transformer station.
Construction of the transformer station at Breezanddijk has also started, as has
Rabobank Project Finance, together with nine other as yet unnamed banks, was responsible for successfully closing the finance for the project.
Source: Riviera
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