The project
Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is a lighthouse project supported by the European Union, promoting a reliable, environmentally friendly energy supply that remains affordable. The certification was carried out according to the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency standard, and covers all stages of the project development from design planning to commissioning.
Located north of the island of Heligoland in the German North Sea, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is a one of the first offshore wind farms to be awarded with a full project certificate in Germany, it comprises 48 turbines with an installed capacity of 295 MW. With its three business segments Grid & Infrastructure, Retail and Renewables, innogy SE addresses the requirements of a modern, decarbonised, decentralised and digital energy world.
The work
Project certification of wind farms is mandatory in Germany, and is specified by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency. The certification of Nordsee Ost was carried out according the standard defined by the BSH 7005 edition 2007 and covers the wind farm’s turbines and offshore substation.
Thanks to its comprehensive 30-year experience both in offshore wind as well as the oil and gas sector, DNV’s team provided crucial cross-industry experience to ensure that the longstanding project was delivered on time and on budget.
innogy SE
Paul Cowling, Director of Wind Offshore: “At the time when we started the development of the Nordsee Ost, DNV was the only partner capable of meeting German regulatory requirements for offshore project certification. Their flexibility and cross-industry experience ensured that we had a partner on our side that provided the required technical know-how and experience from one hand, to ensure our first offshore wind project in the German North Sea was successfully implemented”.
DNV
Jonathan Faas, Nordsee Ost Project Manager at DNV – Energy: “As the leading certification body for offshore wind farms in Germany, DNV is proud to have helped innogy successfully complete this project”.
Fabio Pollicino, Global Service Line Leader for Project Certification: “Having certified more offshore wind farms in the North Sea than any other certification body, allows us to offer solutions tailored to our customer’s project specifications and we are very pleased that our accommodating approach supported innogy in their goal to venture into the renewables space”.
