First German windfarm contract for CWind

CWind will provide an integrated turnkey solution that includes the rental of generators, the servicing, maintenance and refuelling as well as the bunkerage and CTVs required at the site. The company expects to deliver up to 80 generators to the site starting this summer.

Stefan Wallenmaier, project manager Offshore Wind EnBW, said: “The decision to move to a single supplier for all elements of the temporary power supply, and the choice of that partner, was a crucial decision for us. A constant, efficient and safe power supply is critical to the smooth and uninterrupted construction of the wind farm, in an at times rough environment.”

For the EnBW Baltic 2 project, CWind will make use of a number of solutions, well established in offshore oil and gas, but applying for the first time in the offshore wind industry.

One solution is to use TODO-MATIC couplings for refuelling. These, CWind said, are the modern standard for the safe bunkering of liquid chemicals and supplies in the offshore industry, where they have been in use for more than 20 years. They will be installed on generators and refuelling vessels to ensure safety, efficiency and environmental compliance in difficult transfer operations.

CWind has also just confirmed that it has had its contract renewed to provide turbine technician services to Siemens.

Over the next two years, the company will provide turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during the construction of a number of UK offshore wind farms.

The contract renewal is the result of a successful working relationship with Siemens UK for over a year, providing technicians for onshore preassembly, offshore construction and installation services.

CWind’s technicians were supplied to match specific project needs at London Array, Teesside, Gwynt y Môr, Lincs and West of Duddon Sands offshore windfarms. This ranged from one or two technicians reinforcing existing Siemens teams to independent project teams that included supervisors, mechanical and electrical technicians and stores staff.

Under the new contract CWind’s technicians will work on lifting and installing components, the cabling, mechanical and electrical completion of turbines as well as handover inspections.

By Anne-Marie Causer