E.ON has awarded the project certification contract for the Arkona offshore wind farm to DNV GL. The project covers the inspection phases, from manufacturing, transport, installation and commissioning to take the wind farm into operation.
The Arkona offshore wind farm is a 385MW offshore wind farm which is currently being developed by E.ON. The wind farm will be located 35 kilometres northeast of Rügen Island, in the Baltic Sea, Germany. The energy company Statoil has a 50-per cent stake and is involved in the project from the start. E.ON is responsible for building and operating the wind farm and the wind farm is expected to be operational in 2019.
