Vestas secures firm contract for 257-MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore turbines

Danish turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) is set to supply hardware for the 257-MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea, it announced today.

The project developer, Belgium’s Parkwind NV, handed the firm contract to Vestas, ordering 27 pieces of the V174-9.5 MW turbines and signing a 15-year service agreement.

Turbine installation has been entrusted to Netherlands-based Heerema Marine Contractors, which will deploy a dual crane vessel instead of a jack-up vessel to install the Vestas machines. Heerema’s vessel will enable the floating installation method, involving dynamic lifting and installation of all turbine components, without further disturbing the seabed, according to Vestas.

“The floating installation method we are utilising will potentially be a game-changer for installing projects in deeper waters, saving time and further reducing the cost of offshore wind,” said Nils de Baar, President of Vestas Northern & Central Europe.

The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm will located around 19 kilometres (11.8 miles) northeast off the island of Ruegen in the waters of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state.

Vestas will start delivering turbine components to the Port of Roenne on the Danish island of Bornholm in the third quarter of 2022. Offshore installation is seen to begin by the end of 2022, while full operation of Arcadis Ost 1 is planned for 2023.

Arcadis Ost 1 will become Parkwind’s fifth offshore wind farm and the first outside of native Belgium. Its four Belgian wind farms all feature turbines made by Vestas via its now-extinct MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joint venture.

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