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E.ON reaches milestones in offshore
wind power
in German and U.K. North Sea
April 29, 2015 + + +
Two E.ON offshore wind farms are gradually coming online, further
increasing the economic significance of the company’s renewables business.
Humber Gateway began exporting power to the U.K. grid at the end of
February. Now Amrumbank West, which is located in the German North Sea,
has also started producing power. The power from the first of its 3.6
megawatt turbines flows to an offshore transformer and converter platform
from which it is exported via a 85-kilometer subsea cable, which comes
ashore near Büsum, about 100 kilometers northwest of Hamburg.
The installation of
turbines is moving forward. Humber Gateway will be completed this summer,
Amrumbank West this fall. The two farms will have an aggregate capacity of
more than 500 megawatts. Both projects are on schedule. Amrumbank West
recently achieved another important milestone with the installation of the
last of the foundations for its 80 turbine towers. The service center on
Helgoland island, from which the operation and maintenance of the wind
farm is monitored and managed, has also been completed. The building
provides 35 workstations, storage space and helicopter hangar nearby.
Eckhardt Rümmler, CEO
of E.ON’s Renewables unit, sees the successful progress as evidence of the
company’s offshore capabilities: “The simultaneous development of
large-scale projects in the waters of different countries demonstrates our
ability to meet substantial challenges and solidifies our position as a
leading offshore wind company. The synergies and experience from the two
projects will help us make this technology more economic.”
E.ON, which has
invested more than €9.5 billion in renewables since 2007, is the world’s
number three company in offshore wind power. Together, Amrumbank West and
Humber Gateway wind farms will be able to supply about 470,000 households
with green power and will displace 1.3 million metric tons of carbon
dioxide annually.
Source: E.ON
www.eon.com/en/sustainability.html
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