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Burbo Bank commissioning passes halfway mark

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 03/03/2017 4C Offshore
DONG EnegryOver half of the MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW turbines, 18 of a total 32, at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm have been commissioned. Crew transfer vessels are continuing to transport technicians to the site from the operations base at the Cammell Laird site in Birkenhead in order support the commissioning works.

At 195m, taller than the Gherkin in London (180m), the MHI Vestas 8MW turbines are the largest in the world and it is the first time they have ever been used in an offshore wind farm. The turbine's 80m blades were designed, tested, and manufactured on the Isle of Wight.

The last of the 32 wind turbines at the project in Liverpool Bay was installed at 8:25PM (GMT) on the 14th December.

Turbine installation was completed within three months and was carried out by A2SEA's SEA INSTALLER which collected components from the pre-assembly site at Belfast Harbour.

The Burbo Bank Extension project is scheduled for completion in early 2017, and will deliver green energy for over 230,000 homes in the UK. The project is a joint partnership between DONG Energy (50%), PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S (25%). It is located in Liverpool Bay, 7km from the shore, next door to the existing and operational Burbo Bank offshore wind farm which itself was, at the time, the first project to use the Siemens 3.6MW turbines.

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