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PALFINGER MARINE to supply cranes for German project

By: Tom Russell 25/10/2017 PALFINGER MARINE

General Turbines Windfarms

PALFINGER MARINE has been commissioned to supply platform and nacelle cranes for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II located approximately 40km north of the German island Borkum.

PALFINGER MARINE scope's includes the delivery of 32 hydraulic foldable knuckle boom cranes (PK40002M), to be installed in the nacelles, and 32 electro-hydraulic stiff boom cranes (PSM400), to be mounted on the platforms. The nacelle cranes are scheduled to be handed over between July and December 2018 and the delivery of the DNV GL-approved platform cranes is scheduled between February and April 2018.

The Trianel Windpark Borkum II project is located in the immediate vicinity of Trianel Windpark Borkum I, in the German North Sea. It will share the same substation. The final investment decision for project was made on 7^th April and offshore construction is expected to commence in spring 2018. The project is supported by 20 shareholders from Germany and Switzerland.

With a capacity of 203MW it will cover an area of around 33km² with an array of 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines equipped with a power upgrade. It is anticipated to meet the energy demands for up to 239,000 homes when complete.

Further its contract for Trianel Windpark Borkum II, PALFINGER MARINE also holds has been commissioned to supply 87 platform cranes for the Hohe See and Albatros wind farms. The contract with Siemens includes the delivery of 71 fixed boom cranes (PF8000) for Hohe See and a further 16 units for Albatros. The deliveries for the Hohe See project will run until the end of 2017. All 16 cranes to be mounted at Albatros will be handed over by March 2018.
“These large-scale orders show that all our efforts over the last 15 years in the offshore wind business are paying off and we are on the right track. Being selected for another EnBW/Siemens wind farm project after the successful collaboration in the course of the Baltic II project proves that our customers are satisfied with our premium-class cranes. It is also a huge success and strengthens our market position that we have been chosen as the complete crane supplier for the Trianel Borkum II wind turbines”, says Rupert Reischl, Global Sales Manager – Wind Cranes.

The Hohe See and Albatros wind farms are located within the vicinity of each other and their project developer EnBW has confirmed it will utilise this to construct both projects simultaneously. The projects are located 90km north of Borkum Island in the German North Sea with water depths of up to 40m. Both will feature Siemens Gamesa direct-drive SWT-7.0-154 turbines.

Siemens Gamesa has partnered with the Belgian offshore construction specialist GeoSea for the construction and installation works. Inter-array cabling and coordination of the construction work remain in the scope of EnBW.

The 71 turbine Hohe See array will cover an area of 42km² with commissioning slated for 2019. It is anticipated that the 497MW wind farm will generate enough electricity annually to meet the energy demands of around 560,000 German households. With a 112MW capacity, Albatros will cover an area of around 11km² consisting of 16 turbines.

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