Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has started towing a giant floating wind turbine to a site offshore Scotland, where it will be installed as part of Grupo Cobra's Kincardine floating wind farm project.
"Yesterday, the tow-out of the impressive first floating turbine of the Kincardine floating wind farm took place. Our anchor handler Manta is currently towing this turbine, with a tip height of 180 meters, to the field off the coast of Aberdeen," Boskalis said Wednesday in a social media post.
Once at the location, the turbine will be hooked up to the already installed mooring spread by Boskalis' hook-up construction vessel Nicobar in a water depth of around seventy meters.
This is the first of five MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbines to be installed at the project site, in addition to a single V80-2.0 MW turbine already installed. Worth noting, at 9.5MW, these are the most powerful wind turbines operating on a floating foundation yet.
The six-turbine project features Principle Power-developed Windfloat semi-submersible foundations.
"During the installation activities the Nicobar will be supported by our anchor handlers Manta and Princess for station-keeping," Boskalis added.
The wind farm site is located 15 km off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind
Developer: Kincardine Offshore Wind, Ltd (KOWL). Majority owned by the Cobra Group
EPC Contractor: Cobra Wind International Limited (CWIL).
urbines: 5 x V164-9.525 MW + 1 V80-2.0 MW
Foundation: WindFloat (floating, semi-submersible type)
Project Capacity: 49.625 MW
Location: Aberdeen Bay, Scotland
Distance from Shore: 15 km
Sea Depth: 60-80 meters
Nominal Voltage: 33 kV
Number of homes powered annually: 35,000
Expected life: 25 years
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