Edda Wind’s brand-new Service Operation Vessel Edda Goelo (C416) was gone for Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in Spain on Friday.
Edda Goelo will certainly work as a mom vessel for wind generator service technicians as they do upkeep work with overseas wind generators.
When finished, the brand-new SOV will certainly begin procedures for wind generator manufacturer Siemens Gamesa at Iberdrola‘s overseas wind ranch in the Saint-Brieuc Bay off France in the 3rd quarter of 2023. The vessel has a five-year agreement with Siemens Gamesa, as well as its initial task will certainly go to the Saint Brieuc wind ranch.
Unlike the various other Edda Wind vessels, which are usually repainted orange as well as yellow, the Edda Goelo will certainly be repainted blue as well as white, according to the Siemens Gamesa’s account shades.
The vessel can suit as much as 40 upkeep service technicians from Siemens Gamesa as well as Iberdrola, plus about 20 staff participants fromEdda Wind
“The technicians perform scheduled maintenance activities and any other matters that may arise during the two weeks they spend at the wind farm. After those two weeks, the vessel takes the technicians back to shore and they are replaced by another team that spends another two weeks at the wind farm, so there are always technicians servicing the wind farm,” Edda Wind clarified.
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The introducing event in Zumaia, Balenciaga Shipyard’s head office, was gone to by reps of the shipyard, Siemens Gamesa, Iberdrola as well as Edda Wind.
“Launching is always a special moment in the building process and a milestone to celebrate. We are very pleased with launching our second SOV built by Astilleros Balenciaga, and to successfully witness Edda Wind’s second launch this year. Once again, we deliver on our ambitions for the company and the industry as a whole, Kenneth Walland, CEO of Edda Wind, said.
“This is Edda Wind’s initial SOV to take place a long-lasting charter to Siemens Gamesa, as well as we eagerly anticipate collaborating with among the principals within overseas wind,” Walland added.
Edda Wind has a newbuild program of eight vessels in addition to Edda Breeze delivered in May this year and Edda Passat and Edda Mistral delivered in 2018. Balenciaga will deliver the first SOV, “Edda Brint” in August.
The Saint Brieuc wind farm, where the SOV will have its debut, with 62 SG 8.0-167 DD turbines, will have a capacity of 496 MW, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 835,000 people
Siemens Gamesa will maintain the Saint Brieuc wind farm for a minimum of 10 years. The contract includes, among other things, maintenance personnel, spare parts, and remote-control service.
“We are pleased to be able to have the Edda Goelo for the upkeep of the Saint Brieuc wind ranch, which we are mosting likely to mount for Iberdrola, which this vessel has actually been integrated in Bizkaia, which shows, once more, Siemens Gamesa’s dedication to the Basque Country,” states John Paul Larra ñeta, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Services for Southern Europe as well as Africa at Siemens Gamesa.
