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Ballast Nedam has been awarded the contract for the subsea inspection and maintenanceof Offshore Wind Farm Butendiek by OWP Butendiek GmbH & Co KG, a company managed by Germandeveloper and wind farm operator wpd AG. The contract commences on 1 January 2015 and hasan initial duration of 5 years. The contract comprises the subsea inspection and maintenance of the foundations of thewind turbines, the offshore substation and the cables. The offshore activities will beperformed from the port of Havneby on the Danish island Rømø. The inspection worksconsist among others of:<pre> - Preparation of a maintenance plan for approval by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency BSH (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie); - Internal inspections inside the foundations; - External inspections of the foundations below water, using unmanned ROV equipment; - Bathymetric survey of scour protection and cable routes.</pre> Butendiek is a 288 MW offshore wind farm located in the German part of the North Sea,approximately 32 km west of the island Sylt. The water depth at Offshore Wind FarmButendiek ranges from 17 to 22 meters. wpd will operate 80 wind turbines and one offshoresubstation station in the project area. Ballast Nedam has designed, supplied and installedthe foundations for this wind farm. The final foundation was installed last month. This contract for the subsea foundations and cables of Offshore Wind Farm Butendiek isthe first inspection and maintenance contract Ballast Nedam has acquired outside theNetherlands. Ballast Nedam has been providing inspection and maintenance services for thefoundations of the Dutch offshore wind farms Egmond aan Zee from 2007 until 2012 andPrinses Amaliawindpark since 2009. The contract for Prinses Amaliawindpark will end in2014. Eneco is currently holding a tender for inspection and maintenance of PrinsesAmaliawindpark and Eneco Luchterduinen. The new contracts will be effective as of 1January 2015. Including the new contract, Ballast Nedam's offshore inspection and maintenanceportfolio includes the balance of plant of 140 wind turbines and related infrastructurewith a combined capacity of 408 MW. Furthermore, Siemens has selected Ballast Nedam as preferred party for the inspectionsand maintenance of the foundations and cables of the Westermeerwind wind farm, which willstart delivering power at the end of 2015. In the offshore wind market, Ballast Nedam is providing cost-effective solutions andservices for foundations of offshore wind projects from the foundation design up to theinspection and maintenance. Through condition based monitoring we collect insight into thebehaviour and aging of the structure, thus enabling maximum availability during theremaining life time at optimized operational costs. Through its asset management business unit, active in the working areas of housing,mobility and energy, Ballast Nedam implements its involvement in all phases of a projectin order to create enduring quality at the lowest possible life cycle costs for itsclients. Ballast Nedam targets its strategic focus at successfully acquiring and carrying outintegrated projects in the working areas of housing, mobility, energy and nature in theNetherlands and internationally. We will expand related activities in niche markets andwork on projects where we can make a difference for the client with our expert knowledgeand skills. Ballast Nedam applies a differentiated market approach for its threedivisions. With further industrialization of the building process through the use of innovativemodular concepts and standardization Ballast Nedam creates enduring quality at the lowestpossible life cycle costs for its clients and society. The Ballast Nedam share is includedin the Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX) of NYSE Euronext. http://www.ballast-nedam.comThe content and accuracy of news releases published on this site and/ordistributed by PR Newswire or its partners are the sole responsibility of theoriginating company or organisation. Whilst every effort is made to ensure theaccuracy of our services, such releases are not actively monitored or reviewedby PR Newswire or its partners and under no circumstances shall PR Newswire orits partners be liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of suchinformation. All information should be checked prior to publication. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
