Offshore staff
BREMEN, Germany — Deutsche Windtechnik has signed several contracts for underwater inspections at offshore wind farms in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.
Among others, Deutsche Windtechnik will conduct back-to-back inspections in Trianel Windpark Borkum I, Sandbank, DanTysk and Butendiek wind farms this year as part of the campaign.
While the contract scope varies for each wind farm, the inspections will include a range of structures such as jacket and monopile foundations of wind turbines, substations and meteorological masts. The work also includes cable inspections that cover everything from the entry point on the tower to the point of burial. The resulting video footage, commentary and reports will provide the wind farm operators with an overview of the condition of their assets, enabling them to make well-founded financial decisions for the future. Identifying issues early can minimize downtime and extend the lifetime of a wind turbine.
The reports contain an evaluation of every turbine location, including damage assessments and recommendations to prevent future damages.
Working closely with the partners Bluestream Offshore and O.S. Energy, integrating new contracts into the pre-existing cluster campaign has proven to be a simple task, the company said. Deutsche Windtechnik was able to start the inspection work right away. The vessel had already begun its work at the first wind farms as the final contracts were being signed.
The conclusion of multi-year contracts for wind farms in the North and Baltic Sea has added 231 offshore structures to Deutsche Windtechnik's cluster campaign.
In addition, Deutsche Windtechnik has been commissioned to carry out annual survey and subsea inspection services at Trianel Windpark Borkum I until 2023.
DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has joined the campaign, requesting both standard and specialized inspection and measurement of the cable protection systems at the DanTysk and Sandbank wind farms.
08.11.2022
