Merkur
Offshore GmbH has signed a contract with EMS Maritime Offshore B.V. (EMO
BV), a Dutch subsidiary of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH, for the construction
and operation of a service base in Eemshaven, Netherlands.
The base will consist of a 600m² warehouse, and 500m² office area spread
over two floors. Facilities include meeting rooms, changing rooms, showers,
common rooms and kitchen. The base will be used to coordinate maintenance
and service operation for the Merkur
offshore wind farm from spring 2018.
GE Renewable Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of GE, will use the base to service
the 66 Haliade
150-6MW turbines at the site; part
of GE's service and maintenance contract.
“Eemshaven is a great location in order to support the turbines in the
wind farm effectively. Moreover, it was important for us to find a partner,
which convinces us through service, competency and flexibility”, says
Markus van Hümmel of Merkur Offshore GmbH.
Merkur
will cover a 47km²
area and is located approximately 45km north of the Borkum island in the
North Sea. The project reached Financial Close on the 12th August
2016 and will have a 396MW capacity.
Monopile installation at the site was completed by GeoSea using jack-up
vessel Innovation.
A2SEA will deploy a vessel in the coming months for the installation of
transition pieces. The turbines will also
be installed by GeoSea, a DEME Group subsidiary, as part of its balance
of plant contract for the project.
Completion of the wind farm is scheduled for the end of 2019 and it is
expected to provide renewable energy to around 500,000 households annually.
EMO BV's Terminal at Eemshaven covers an area of 33,000m² and is directly
connected to the waterfront. EMO BV started the operation in spring 2015
and has been developing the new area since. In addition to operating
a floating dock, EMO co-ordinates the deployment of its crew transfer vessels
from here.
The warehouse and the office building for Merkur Offshore GmbH and GE is
the second project which is being realised and financed within a short
period of time. Back in October 2016, EMO began operations of a service
hub on behalf of Siemens Gamesa at at the Beatrix Harbour.
Furthermore, EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH is supporting GeoSea’s marine
coordination for the planning and construction phase of Merkur
from Emden, Germany.
DEME Group confirmed
today (23rd
October) that the jacket foundation
for the offshore substation at Merkur
was installed over the weekend.
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