Presenting Northwind
Frank CoenenFor InControl SA
CEO Northwind NV
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Northwind project
• Concession granted: 15 May 2006
• Fully permitted– Permit for construction and exploitation– Export Cable Permit– Land cable
• Declaration of public use• Flemish road permit• Federal road permit• Building permit
• Area: 14,5 km²• Water depth: 16 to 29 m• Distance from shore: 37 km
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216 MW
• 72 Vestas turbines V112 3 MW
• Yearly production estimated: 0,875 Terrawatthours= 875 million kilowatthours
Meaning:
• 1% of the yearly electricity consumption in Belgium in 2011.
• Green energy for 230.000 households each year.*
• Reduce CO2 emission by 245.000 tons each year.**
* cfr VREG** cfr Eurostat
Northwind project
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General information
• Turbine model: Vestas V112 – 3.0 MW• Rotor diameter: 112 m
• Foundation type: Monopiles
• Export cable: 220 kV• Length export cable: 43 km
• Construction will start: spring 2013
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Shareholders
Parkwind
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1. Monopile2. Transition piece3. Windturbine
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4. Inter array cables5. OHVS (transformation station)6. Export cable
Connection to transmission grid
Offshore windfarm
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Project management
EPCI - Engineering Procurement Construction Installatie
Supply monopiles
Supply Transition pieces
Supply & termination inter-array cables
Installation hammer
Detailed design
Supply foundation installation vessel
ContractorsWE Power
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Installation export cable & dredging:
Supply and termination land cable:
WTG installation vessel:
Supply and termination export cable:
Contractors
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WTG:
Supply & installation Offshore High Voltage Station:
HV equipment: CG Power systems
Foundation design certification:
Power purchase agreement:
Contractors
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Financial & legal
• BnP Parisbas Fortis
• Mott Macdonald
• Green giraffe
• Loyens & Loeff
• White & Case
• Contrast
• JLT
• Freshfields
• KPMG
Insurance
• Profin• Marsh Belgium• Codan Forsikring A/S• AXA Versicherung AG• AXIS Specialty Europe Ltd.• HDI-Gerling Verzekeringen N.V
Partners
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Belgian content: 50%
•Deme-GeoSea
• Jan De Nul
• CG Power systems Belgium
• GI Windforce
•Vanden Bergh/Heijmans
Belgian content
Other than procurement• WE-Power• Aspiravi Offshore• Electrabel• Loyens Loeff Lawyers• White & Case Lawyers Brussels & London• Contrast Lawyers• Marsh Belgium • KPMG Tax advice
•Freshfields Lawyers Brussels• BNPParibasFortis • Belfius Bank• ING Bank• IMDC• Tractebel-Technum• ONDD-Delcredere.
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TeamPartners
• InControl SA• WE Power• ABS• Aspiravi offshore• Chevalyse• Ensol• EPCM• IMDC• Noren quality consulting• Offshore wind power consulting• Polymira• Qualsurv• SGS• Technum Tractebel• Verenigde fiducaires• Wind Support Limited
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Belgian support
• FOD economy
• Federal authorities
• MUMM
• Flemish authorities
• Elia
• CREG
• DG Leefmilieu
& Northwind team
