Deutsche Bucht will be the first offshore wind farm worldwide to test the mono-bucket foundation structure under commercial operating conditions. The foundations will be equipped with V164-8.4 MW wind turbines manufactured and installed byMHI Vestas will be installed on Mono Bucket foundations.
The news continues a series of innovation-related announcements involving MHI Vestas, including the rollout of the company’s MVOW SMART Turbine product portfolio, as well as turbine installations at the Blyth Demonstrator Project and Aberdeen Bay.
The demo project at Deutsche Bucht, a major landmark for Northland Power and its partners, will contribute two additional turbines. This will provide 17 MW of capacity to the base 31-turbine project (252 MW), for a total of 33 turbines and a 269-MW power output.
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