The Buss Orange Blue Terminal at the Eemshaven, the Netherlands, and the international wind turbine manufacturer Senvion have signed an agreement for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm.
As part of the project, Buss will take care of all services upstream of and at the Dutch terminal: from planning, transport and interim storage on the terminal premises to pre-assembly and subsequent delivery of the components to the quayside.
Nordsee One Wind Farm
The Nordsee One wind farm which, once completed, will comprise 54 wind turbines covering an area of 41.3 km2, is situated around 40 km to the north of the island of Juist. The wind farm is scheduled to be ready for operation by August 2017.
Storage and Pre-assembly
The project's planning phase is set to be completed before year-end. From February 2017, the total of 378 main components – comprising 61.5 metre-long rotor blades, up to 118 tonnes of tower segments and 350 tonnes of nacelles – will be gradually delivered to the Orange Blue Terminal.
The components are transported to the storage area using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) with 24 axle lines. Around 80 m2 of the 250,000 m2 Orange Blue Terminal will be used for storage, handling and pre-assembly. Buss will pre-assemble the rotor stars at the storage facility, while the 65-metre-high towers will be set up directly at the quay edge using heavy load platforms with a capacity of 20 tonnes per m2. Here, the installation vessel will jack itself up and load the prepared components.
Picture: Buss Orange Blue Terminal Eemshaven.
