Gemini Wind Farm

Gemini
Location of the Gemini Wind Farm in the North Sea
Country Netherlands
Location 85 km north of Groningen
Coordinates 54°02′10″N 5°57′47″E / 54.036°N 5.963°E / 54.036; 5.963Coordinates: 54°02′10″N 5°57′47″E / 54.036°N 5.963°E / 54.036; 5.963
Status Under construction
Commission date 2017 (2017)
Owner(s) Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, HVC NV
Wind farm
Type Offshore
Distance from shore 55 km (34 mi)
Power generation
Make and model Siemens SWT-4.0
Units planned 150
Nameplate capacity 600 MW

Gemini is a 600 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm being built off the coast of the Netherlands. Construction started in 2015 with final commissioning expected in 2017.

Planning

The wind farm will consist of two parts. The first part with 75 turbines is located north of Ameland. The second part also with 75 turbines is located 55 kilometers north of Schiermonnikoog. The 150 wind turbines are Siemens SWT-4.0, each with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW).[1][2]

The wind farm is being developed by a consortium led by Northland Power. Van Oord is the main contractor. Initially it was expected that the park would be ready in the fourth quarter of 2015,[3] but the start of construction was delayed until 2015.[4] According to current plans, the park will be operational in the summer of 2017.[5]

The total construction cost of the Gemini project is estimated at around 2.8 billion euros,[5] and subsidies will be 3.6 billion euros.[2]

The first offshore service vessel with inverted bow and X-Stern was launched by Ulstein Group in April 2016 to service Gemini, housing 40 workers.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Innovation - Gemini Wind Farm, accessed 8 February 2015
  2. 1 2 Gemini 4C
  3. ↑ Datasheet Gemini 600 MW, Datasheet Gemini, accessed 8 February 2015
  4. ↑ Van Oord bouwt mee aan windpark Schiermonnikoog, accessed 8 February 2015
  5. 1 2 NRC Handelsblad Nieuw windmolenpark in Noordzee ter waarde van 2,8 miljard euro, 30 januari 2014, accessed 8 February 2015
  6. ↑ "First offshore wind service vessel from Ulstein Verft launched". Offshore Wind Industry. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Tore Stensvold. "Første skip med X-Stern er kommet til Ulsteinvik". Teknisk Ukeblad. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "WINDEA TBN1". Ulstein Group. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Ship video on YouTube
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