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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has granted Acteon geo-services brand UTEC a three-year contract to offer a subsea balance of plant operations and maintenance services (O&M) to the 288-MW Butendiek offshore wind farm located in German waters of the North Sea. The contract comprises 3 year long yearly subsea foundation remotely operated underwater (ROV) vehicle inspections,inter-array cable and foundation seabed surveys, and a corrosion prevention assessment for the wind turbines and offshore substation.
UTEC will lead the project, which will be backed by other firm brands Clarus, Deepwater, and Seatronics. UTEC will conduct a multibeam echosounder seabed survey(MBES) of the inter-array cables, substations, and turbine scour protection. The corrosion protection survey will be conducted using Deepwater's POLATRAK Drop Cell - DC II technology.
OWP Butendiek owns the project, which consists of 80 Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines with a rated power of 3.6 MW, delivering a total capacity of 288 MW. and is located about 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the German North Sea. The wind farm is owned by a consortium consisting of CITIC Pacific Limited, Industriens Pensionsforsikring, ITOCHU Corporation, Greencoat Renewables, Octopus Energy Generation, and Wpd AG.
The wind farm has 80 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MW. Construction began in early 2014, and the 288 MW wind farm was finished in 2015, producing enough renewable energy to power 370,000 homes.
"After the success of underwater surveys and inspections for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project, Acteon is delighted to be collaborating with Siemens Gamesa again. This collaboration will guarantee that the asset owner receives safe, optimal inspection scheduling and more effective resource utilisation," stated Tim Eyles, Acteon Vice President.
Read more here- https://acteon.com/news/acteon-awarded-contract-by-sgre-for-butendiek-wind-farm/
