Nighttime Turbine Installation at Nobelwind

Installation of wind turbines at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in Belgium is underway and some of the works are being done during nighttime due to weather conditions. 

“This is a tricky time of year where every ‘good weather’ window must be optimised, which can result in night-time installations,” MHI Vestas said via social media. The wind turbine manufacturer is delivering 50 of its 3.3MW turbines for the project.

The turbine installation at the Belgian offshore wind farm, also known as Belwind 2 or Bligh Bank II, commenced at the end of the last month, when also the offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) was energized.

Jan De Nul, which installed the last foundation at the Nobelwind wind farm on 22 September, is now installing MHI Vestas turbines.

The Nobelwind offshore wind farm is located 47km from the coast of Belgium in the North Sea. When completed in 2017, the project will produce 651 GWh of clean energy annually, enough to provide energy for over 186.000 Belgian households.