THE most powerful turbine in use at a floating wind project has been installed at the quayside for the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm.
Danish wind farm business MHI Vestas installed the first V164 9.5 MW turbine for use in the wind farm which is sited 15 kilometres of the southeast coast of Aberdeen.
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The first V164-9.5 MW turbine was installed on a Principle Power WindFloat platform, the first of five such units to be installed at the Kincardine project.
Kincardine, being developed by Spain’sCobra Group, is set to be the largest floating wind farm in the world in what is seen as a milestone for renewables.
The five units at the project will be installed about 15km off the coast of Kincardineshire, at water depths ranging from 60 to 80 metres.
This first 9.5MW unit is expected to be anchored at the project site in December.
Allan Birk Wisby, MHI Vestas Project director, said: “We are proud to have the most powerful turbines installed on a floating offshore wind platform.
“The V164-9.5 MW turbines are an excellent fit for the Kincardine project, and it is a great achievement by the team to have completed first installation at the quayside. We look forward to completing the remaining four units.”
