Northland Power‘s Chief Executive Officer John Brace will retire on August 4, 2018, after 30 years with the company. Mike Crawley, currently Northland’s executive vice president, development, has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer, effective August 4. Brace will continue to serve as a director of Northland. Brace joined Northland in 1988,…
Offshore wind farm Nordsee One reaches completion on schedule & under budget
Northland Power announced that the 332-MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm achieved final completion on December 20th, 2017. The project was completed on schedule and under its total budget of EUR 1.2 billion (over $1.4 billion USD). All 54 turbines have been sending power to the grid since September 2017. Final completion marks the official…
Northland Power acquires Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm
Pursuant to the agreement to purchase that was announced in March of 2017, Northland Power announced that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of British Wind Energy, which owns the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project, from Highland Group Holdings. The 252-MW Deutsche Bucht project (DeBu) is Northland’s third offshore wind project.…
Northland Power expands executive leadership team
Northland Power announced an upcoming change to the executive leadership team. Morten Melin will be joining Northland as Executive Vice President, Construction effective August 1, 2017. Melin has extensive experience working in the international renewable energy sector, including his involvement on more than 25 offshore and several onshore wind projects. Most recently, Melin was Vice President,…
The 600-MW Gemini offshore wind farm is successfully up & running
Northland Power Inc. has confirmed that the 600-MW Gemini offshore wind farm achieved full completion on April 28, 2017. The project was completed ahead of schedule and under its total budget of EUR2.8 billion. Located 85 kilometers from the coast of Groningen, Gemini is one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. All…
Final turbine installed at 600-MW Gemini offshore wind farm
Northland Power Inc. has successfully installed the final turbine of the Gemini offshore wind project. The 600-MW wind farm is now one major step closer to completion. This milestone marks the end of the turbine installation program that commenced in February 2016. Completed by installation vessels, Aeolus and Pacific Osprey, the 150 Siemens’ 4.0-MW turbines were installed…