Its believed that
two turbines were being repaired with at least one having suffered a lighning
strike causing the damage. North Hoyle is one of the United Kingdoms oldest
windfarms built
in 2003, North Hoyle produces enough clean, green electricity each year
to meet the needs of approximately 40,000 homes.
On
1 July, 2014, North Hoyle marked 10 years full and successful operation
in the harsh North Wales marine environment, the first large scale offshore
wind farm in the UK to do so.
The
project is located 4-5 miles off the North Wales coast between Rhyl and
Prestatyn and comprises 30 wind turbines, each rated at 2 megawatts. Oringinally
installed were the Vestas turbine
type V80-2.0 MW®
The turbines needing
repair were NH24
– 053° 25.449’N 003° 25.637’W, and NH30 – 053° 25.715’N 003° 28.649’W.
The
jackup vessel Wind carried out the lifting work operating 24 hours a day
when the weather allowed..
JU
Wind is a 55m jack up vessel operated by ZITON AS and has operated
on more than 29 wind farms.
