The first of two offshore substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea. The 1,200 tonne substation has four decks, is 14 metres high and has an output capacity of 235 MW.

SeaMade and DEME are proud to announce that today the DP2 offshore installation vessel “Innovation” started with the first load out of the first 3 of the 58 wind turbine foundations and transition pieces for offshore installation, as support structure of the 8.4MW turbines. These foundations are the first to be hammered into the seabed for the SeaMade offshore wind farm.In addition, 2 foundations and transition pieces supporting the 2 substations will be installed in the coming months.

Upon completion of the Rentel Offshore Windfarm, comprising of 42 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 turbines and 1 offshore substation, fully operational by end of 2018, DEWI-OCC has concluded the final stage of its Certification Services for Rentel, owned by the Otary Group. As end deliverable, DEWI-OCC granted in March 2019 to Otary the Project Certificate.