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Press Release: Erection work completed at Horns Rev The erection work in connection with the establishing of the wind farm at Horn Rev has now been completed two weeks ahead of schedule due to persistent and engaged efforts by all contractors involved. The erection work which has been dependent on the weather conditions has taken place in the North Sea, 14-20 km west of Blaavandshuk on the west coast of Jutland. The erection work has comprised the driving of the foundation piles, erection of wind turbines and cable-laying of the 160 MW huge wind farm. "Elsam is
very pleased to have reached this milestone at an earlier stage than
scheduled. This is an important proof of the possibility of erecting
large offshore wind farms - even under the difficult conditions
prevailing in the North Sea", says Flemming Thomsen, Manager,
Elsam Wind Power Development. The foundation
work which has been carried out by MT Højgaard was completed on August
3 with the mounting of the final transition piece on the 80 wind turbine
foundations. At midnight on
August 21, Vestas reported that the main erection work of the 80 wind
turbines at Horns Rev had been completed and, on August 23 the company
Nexans could install the final cables, connecting the wind turbines in
the farm. Thus the erection work had been completed two weeks ahead of
schedule. Says Project
Manager Jens W. Bonefeld, "Our contractors have made a great
effort. They have learned by experience and the time schedule has been
rather hectic at times. Thanks to their and our determination about
solving the tasks in a good and effective manner we and our contractors
have fully benefited from the advantages of learning by doing as well as
enjoyed the good weather this last month". After the
completion of the erection work a lot of work still remains to be done
in many of the wind turbines, e.g. cable termination, final
installations, testing and commissioning. At present, four wind turbines
have been commissioned. All 80 wind turbines of the wind farm should be
in operation in mid November 2002. For further
information, please contact: Wind Service
Manager Flemming Thomsen, tel.: +45 76 22 24 60, mobile +45 40 16 63 49 Project Manager
Jens W. Bonefeld, Tech-wise, tel.: +45 79 23 30 80, mobile +45 21 71 53
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