OSTEND (BE) | Today, RENTEL NV announced it has signed a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) with SIEMENS for the supply and installation of 42 Siemens offshore wind turbines of the D7 platform and a 17-year Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA).
After a competitive process that started at the end of 2013, Rentel has chosen for Siemens’ offshore wind turbine of the D7 platform. Siemens’ D7 type turbines will have a hub height of 106m LAT and a rotor diameter of 154m, the wind turbine will be the largest ever in the Belgian North Sea and Rentel will be the first wind farm with a so-called ‘direct drive’ (without gearbox), connecting its rotor directly to the generator.
After having awarded the contracts for the 40 km long export cable (to Swedish ABB AB) and the offshore substation (to STX France-Offshore Energy), the signing of the TSA and SMA contract with Siemens is another important step towards the realization of the fourth complete offshore windfarm in the Belgian North Sea, located between the existing Northwind and C-power projects, ca. 35 km off the coast of Zeebrugge.
