Northland Power Announces That First Turbine in the North Sea Project Is Producing Power

Northland Power Inc. (TSX:NPI) (TSX:NPI.PR.A) (TSX:NPI.PR.B) (TSX:NPI.PR.C) (TSX: NPI.DB.B) (TSX:NPI.DB.C) has reported that the first turbine of the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind project located in the North Sea is now producing power.
According to the press release:

Installation of the turbines will continue throughout 2016, led by the project’s EPC contractor and co-owner Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV (Van Oord) and turbine supplier Siemens. The project is expected to be completed in 2017. Energy generated will flow into the Netherlands at Eemshaven where the project connects to TenneT’s high voltage grid. Electricity supplied to the grid prior to full commercial operation will generate revenue that will be used to fund a portion of the project’s construction costs.
The wind farm encompasses two 34 square kilometer areas and is located 85 kilometers off the coast of Groningen in the Netherlands. Invisible from the coast, the project will generate energy in a part of the North Sea where wind speeds are among the best in the world for offshore wind power.

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