Gallery: Nordsee Ost turbine installation

GERMANY: This week, RWE Innogy announced it had begun installing turbines at the 295MW Nordsee Ost project.

by David Weston 26 May 2014

  • The Senvion 6M nacelles and tower being stored at Bremerhaven Port, Germany

    The Senvion 6M nacelles and tower being stored at Bremerhaven Port, Germany

  • Foundations at Nordsee Ost were completed in March

    Foundations at Nordsee Ost were completed in March

  • Two vessels will be used to install the 48 turbines

    Two vessels will be used to install the 48 turbines

  • The 295MW project is expected to be connected in 2015

    The 295MW project is expected to be connected in 2015

  • Eight tower segments were loaded on to RWE's Victoria Mathias vessel

    Eight tower segments were loaded on to RWE's Victoria Mathias vessel

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The German developer loaded its Victoria Mathias installation vessel with the components for four towers, nacelles and hubs at the Bremerhaven Port, northern Germany.

Construction of the project's foundations was completed in March and the cable-laying is "progressing according to plan", according to the company.

RWE has released pictures of the vessel being loaded up in before it left to deliver the items to their North Sea destination, 35 kilometres from Heligoland.

RWE's Friedrich Ernestine vessel will also be helping with the project by transporting and installing the 144 blades at the site.