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Deutsche Bucht Will Test Mono Bucket Foundations
Official Press Release Northland Power:
Northland Power Adds 17MW of Capacity to the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm
Northland Power Inc. ("Northland") (TSX:NPI) announced today that the Deutsche Bucht Mono Bucket pilot demonstrator ("Demo") project has reached financial close. All required funds for the Demo project have been contributed by Northland and committed by the project lenders.
In May, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) granted the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind project the permit required to erect two additional pilot wind turbines using Mono Bucket foundations. Deutsche Bucht will be the first offshore wind farm worldwide to test this new type of foundation structure under commercial operating conditions. As previously announced, the two turbines will contribute an additional 17 MW of capacity to the base 252 MW project for a total of 269 MW... ... More: Official Press Release Northland Power
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