EoW September 2013

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Geotechnical milestone for Wikinger

from the regulator Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH). The findings will be used to define dimensions and design of turbine foundations and will confirm the method of installation of the wind farm, including cabling and the electrical substation. Wikinger is a 400MW wind farm in the Baltic Sea, 35km off the coast of the German island of Rügen. With an investment of €1.5 billion, the project will generate €650 million in local and regional taxes through a 20-year period and will create around 2,000 direct and indirect jobs. Once in operation, the wind farm will produce electricity equivalent to the consumption of 350,000 German households. Development of the Wikinger offshore wind project is making swift progress, with construction scheduled to begin in late 2015 and commissioning in early 2017. Wikinger – Germany

Stratigraphic samples of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks were drilled and seismic surveys were carried out to determine the structure of the terrain. The work represents a milestone towards achieving project consents

Key geotechnical feasibility studies on the site of Wikinger offshore wind farm have been successfully concluded at a total cost of €20 million. The studies comprised a full geological survey of a 34km 2 area of seabed.

Consent for 450MW UK wind farm Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has secured planning consent from East Lothian Council for onshore cable works to connect its 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the UK’s national grid. As part of the onshore works, the company will develop a 12km long buried cable between Thorntonloch Beach, East Lothian, Scotland, where the subsea cable is planned to reach shore, and Crystal Rig onshore wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills, where the grid connection will be made. Located off the coast of Fife, Scotland, the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm is expected to be operational by 2017, generating enough electricity to power around 325,000 Edinburgh homes. Commenting on the approval, Mainstream Renewable Power Scotland offshore manager David Sweenie said the project will contribute to Scotland’s goal to achieve renewable energy generation by 2020.

Mainstream Renewable Power – UK Website : www.mainstreamrp.com

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