On 30 September REpower Systems AG has erected the first of a total of six REpower 5M turbines for the alpha ventus offshore test field.
At the beginning of September, the crane ship "Thialf" anchored six
jacket foundations onto previously erected piles in water around 30
meters deep. On one of these lattice structures, which are especially
suitable for great water depths, the first REpower turbine was erected.
Five additional wind energy turbines are scheduled to be installed by
the end of the year. A new regional development plan was recently
approved by the German federal cabinet. The resolution calls for the
erection of 30 wind farms in the North Sea as well as ten additional
wind farms in the Baltic Sea. In total, the planned projects are
targeted to have a capacity of around 12GW
