North Star has secured its first contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), a second award with EnBW. This award for the newbuild Grampian Kestrel CSOV (of VARD 4 22 design), will precede the decade-long minimum charter contract the firm signed in February to provide a service operation vessel (SOV) (of VARD 407 design) for the German energy utility firm’s He Dreiht wind farm in the North Sea.Tailored for the commissioning phase, the Grampian Kestrel will offer accommodation and logistics to support the construction and commissioning works in 2025. Following this period, it will lead EnBW’s operations and maintenance activities until the newbuild SOV is delivered in the third quarter of 2026. The He Dreiht wind farm will have a total installed output of 960 MW. From the end of next year, 64 wind turbines with an installed output of 15 MW each around 90 kilometers northwest of the island of Borkum and 110 kilometers west of Helgoland will be connected to the grid.
