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Other vessels in the Van Oord fleet are also playing an important role in the construction of the Gemini wind park 85 km off the coast of Groningen. The cable-laying vessel Nexusis installing two export cables, each measuring 100 km. These will be buried in the seabed by the Jan Steen, a multi-purpose vessel fitted with a larger subsea trencher. The cable-laying vessel HAM 602 will install the cables between the foundations and the OHVSs and then the Jan Steen will bury them with the trencher.
The Gemini project, expected to be operational in 2017, will be considered one of the largest wind projects in the world. It is also constructed further from land than any other wind farm (85 km off the Dutch coast) and isn't visible from land. When complete, the park will have a total power capacity of 600 MW and will supply 785,000 households with green electricity, which corresponds to a reduction in emissions of 1,250,000 tons of CO2.
For more information about the Gemini project please follow the links provided. Alternatively you can view the project and any associated vessels on our interactive map. Van Oord's Aeolus at Gemini
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