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the 40+ oil and gas platforms of the Danish
North Sea. This industry was quick to spot
the possibilities for knowledge exchange with
the traditional wind industry, and vice versa.
- During the last years, the offshore wind
farms have been fi ne tuned to the extreme
conditions, and we are happy to state that
stability has been achieved with also higher
accessibility for maintenance. The offshore
wind farms now achieve high operation times
in line with specifi cations, and also the market
seems convinced, Peter Blach, director of
Offshore Center Danmark, states.
Offshore Center Danmark has been initiating
the knowledge exchange amongst some of the
Danish offshore companies and institutions,
and has also taken on responsibilities on a re-
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gional level. The center has thus participated
in a 3-year North-European project – POW-
ER – The North Sea Competence Network,
with participants from Denmark, England,
Germany, Holland and Belgium.
The Network scope has been to create the
best possible framework for offshore wind
energy, including the supply chain, the educational
frames and the regional strategies.
- Our goal has been to strengthen the international
cooperation within offshore wind,
including dialogue with authorities, research
institutions, companies and other partners,
all with the aim of ensuring a solid base
for the expected massive expansion within
offshore wind farms in the countries. We
have reached many of our targets - but even
more needs to be achieved, before we can
Growing together with our Clients
A2SEA - providing solid foundations
state that the project has been a success, Peter
Blach states.
- In order to ensure optimal conditions for
offshore wind as well in the rest of the world,
the experience from the POWER project,
should be transferred to other countries – so
that Denmark can maintain its leadership
role within offshore wind – with companies
as Vestas, Siemens Wind Power and DONG
Energy being major players.
With the new EU vision that 20% of the total
energy consumption must come from wind
energy in 2020, major challenges lie ahead.
Offshore wind will take a large share of these
20%, and Danish companies are prepared for
these challenges, is Peter Blach’s opinion. ■
A2SEA is the market leader in offshore wind turbine installation
services with project experience throughout Europe. Our track
record has provided us with the knowledge and expertise to step
up to the exciting challenges of the rapidly developing offshore
wind market.
Our flexible fleet, including the jack up barge SEA JACK and
the self propelled installation vessels SEA ENERGY and SEA
POWER, allows us to develop innovative solutions for the entire
construction cycle from foundations to blades, providing the
optimum solution for our Customers specific site requirements.
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