
BERLIN, GERMANY — once finished the grid connection project Ostwind 2 will connect the two Baltic Sea wind farms Arcadis Ost 1 and Baltic Eagle in Lubmin to the German extra-high voltage grid.
50Hertz have recently announced that their Ostwind 2 project has reached a new milestone. Around 170 kilometres (105.6 miles) of cable have been laid at the bottom of the sea and on land over the past months to connect two offshore wind farms to the German extra-high voltage grid. Now, the second of the total of three 220 kV cable systems is close to completion, with last section of the underwater cable being laid.
"Five years ago we announced that we would complete the two cable systems in 2021. Back then, we moved forward ambitiously - and today we can say: we show results! Our Ostwind 2 project is right on schedule. Taking into account that we had to do pioneering work in many places to develop the Baltic Sea as a German offshore wind location, this target was certainly ambitious in 2016," said Stefan Kapferer, CEO of 50Hertz.
According to 50 Hertz, the Belgian offshore wind farm operator Parkwind will be operating the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm, while a joint offshore platform for the wind farm, scheduled to be built next summer, will be operated by both companies in collaboration.
Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon who visited 50Hertz's headquarters in Berlin recently along with a Flemish delegation said "We are pleased about the visit of the Flemish Prime Minister to Germany. This is a good opportunity for Parkwind to talk about our first German offshore wind farm Arcadis Ost 1, which will be built with a capacity of 257 MW in the German Baltic Sea. With ten years of experience in the Belgian market and with the support of strong partners such as 50Hertz and DEME Offshore, Parkwind is able to deliver a highly innovative project that sets a new standard for offshore wind power," said Clément Helbig de Balzac, Project Manager of the Arcadis Ost 1 project at Parkwind.
According to 50 Hertz, once finished the grid connection project Ostwind 2 will connect the two Baltic Sea wind farms Arcadis Ost 1 and Baltic Eagle in Lubmin to the German extra-high voltage grid.
The installation of the third and final cable system, which is already in production, is scheduled to begin in 2022.
Source: 50 Hertz