Wind Energy – CrossWind
CrossWind recently received a Project Certificate from Lloyd’s Register for the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm, located 18.5 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands.
The wind farm was built by CrossWind. It adds 759 MW of renewable energy to the Dutch electricity grid, powered by 69 Siemens Gamesa DD200 11MW wind turbines.
As a reputed certification body, LR were invited to provide an independent assessment of the project in accordance with the IECRE operational document (OD) for Wind farm Project Certification and the Dutch Water Decree.
Tjalling de Bruin, Director of CrossWind, said: “Our philosophy is ‘We deliver, we innovate, we share,’ and that’s what we did. I want to express our gratitude for the service provided by Lloyd’s Register in executing the scope of our Project Certificate. We are delighted with Lloyds Register’s flexibility and active involvement throughout the process.”
“The commitment of LR project manager Damijan Pavletic has truly made a positive impact on our project. We look forward to realising the innovations within the park that will help future wind parks always deliver electricity, even when the wind is not blowing. We look forward to sharing this knowledge to accelerate the energy transition.”
The scope of this project certification consisted of a project design review, followed by a series of further reviews related to manufacturing, transportation and installation, and commissioning.
In accordance with IECRE OD 502, the results from each of the abovementioned modules were assessed against relevant acceptance criteria to determine whether respective Conformity Statements could be issued. Following a final review of the modules, a Project Certificate was awarded.
