Northwind project
• Concession granted: 15 May 2006
• Fully permitted – Permit for construction and exploitation
– Export Cable Permit
– Land cable • Declaration of public use
• Flemish road permit
• Federal road permit
• Building permit
• Area: 14,5 km²
• Water depth: 16 to 29 m
• Distance from shore: 37 km
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216 MW
• 72 Vestas turbines V112 3 MW
• Yearly production estimated:
0,875 Terrawatthours
= 875 million kilowatthours
Meaning:
• 1% of the yearly electricity consumption in Belgium in 2011.
• Green energy for 230.000 households each year.*
• Reduce CO2 emission by 245.000 tons each year.**
* cfr VREG
** cfr Eurostat
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Northwind project
General information
• Turbine model: Vestas V112 – 3.0 MW
• Rotor diameter: 112 m
• Foundation type: Monopiles
• Export cable: 220 kV
• Length export cable: 43 km
• Construction will start: spring 2013
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1. Monopile
2. Transition piece
3. Windturbine
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4. Inter array cables
5. OHVS (transformation station)
6. Export cable
Connection to
transmission grid
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Offshore windfarm
Project management
EPCI - Engineering Procurement Construction Installatie
Supply monopiles
Supply Transition pieces
Supply & termination inter-array cables
Installation hammer
Detailed design
Supply foundation installation vessel
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Contractors
Installation export cable & dredging:
Supply and termination land cable:
WTG installation vessel:
Supply and termination export cable:
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Contractors
WTG:
Supply & installation Offshore High Voltage Station:
HV equipment: CG Power systems
Foundation design certification:
Power purchase agreement:
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Contractors
Financial & legal
• BnP Parisbas Fortis
• Mott Macdonald
• Green giraffe
• Loyens & Loeff
• White & Case
• Contrast
• JLT
• Freshfields
• KPMG
Insurance
• Profin
• Marsh Belgium
• Codan Forsikring A/S
• AXA Versicherung AG
• AXIS Specialty Europe Ltd.
• HDI-Gerling Verzekeringen N.V
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Partners
Belgian content: 50%
•Deme-GeoSea
• Jan De Nul
• CG Power systems Belgium
• GI Windforce
•Vanden Bergh/Heijmans
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Belgian content
Other than procurement • WE-Power • Aspiravi Offshore • Electrabel • Loyens Loeff Lawyers • White & Case Lawyers Brussels & London • Contrast Lawyers • Marsh Belgium • KPMG Tax advice
•Freshfields Lawyers Brussels • BNPParibasFortis • Belfius Bank • ING Bank • IMDC • Tractebel-Technum • ONDD-Delcredere.
TeamPartners
• InControl SA • WE Power • ABS • Aspiravi offshore • Chevalyse • Ensol • EPCM • IMDC • Noren quality consulting • Offshore wind power consulting • Polymira • Qualsurv • SGS • Technum Tractebel • Verenigde fiducaires • Wind Support Limited
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