January 2016 — Danish Survey Association has been awarded the marine warranty surveyor contract on the offshore wind farm project, Veja Mate, in the German part of the North Sea. The million DKK agreement is a milestone in Survey Association’s global growth strategy and is also the company’s largest single contract in its 100-year history.
We have advised on offshore wind energy for more than ten years, but it has been on smaller parts of the large wind projects. This agreement is a milestone as it is our first big, complete offshore wind project and it is thus the beginning of our ambition to double sales in this area within the next five years. We generally experience a demand for our Scandinavian approach and hands-on maritime experience, which has also been crucial in this case,
said Henrik Uth, CEO of Survey Association.
Pragmatic maritime approach as a key factor
The Veja Mate project, owned by Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services, and Copenhagen Infrastructure II, chose Survey Association for its maritime approach.
We have had positive experiences with Survey Association through several previous collaborations and it has played a key role in our decision that Survey Association and its consultants stem from a pragmatic maritime background. This will be valuable in ensuring the project is carried out successfully,
says Henrik Scheinemann, CEO of Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH.
The work on the Veja Mate project has already begun and will proceed until the opening of the wind farm by the end of 2017. In addition to supporting clients in the construction of offshore wind farms and the movement of drilling rigs, Survey Association also works as technical experts in the marine area, for example at large marine accidents or major transport projects.
More info
Henrik Uth, CEO, Survey Association – phone: +45 30 35 29 50
About Veja Mate project
Veja Mate is an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 402 MW (output will be restricted to 400 MW) to be built in the German North Sea. The Project is located approximately 95 km North West of the island of Borkum within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (“EEZ”) and approximately 125 km west of the Island Helgoland. Water depth ranges from 38,5 m to 39,8 m. The Project will consist of 67 Siemens SWT-6.0-154 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 6 MW, an own park substation and will connect to the offshore platform BorWin Beta. Veja Mate Project is expected to begin installation and commissioning of the turbines early 2017 and to achieve final TOC before end of 2017. Read more at www.vejamate.de
About the Survey Association
Survey Association A/S, which was established in 1914, is a leading global marine consulting company. Survey Association operates globally within marine, cargo and offshore on risk management and surveying. Surveyors at Survey Association are all trained mechanical engineers, master mariners and naval architects. Read more on www.surveyassociation.com