On 20 December 2010, Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co KG (“TWB”) activated an order with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (“NSW”) to deliver and install 65 km of medium-voltage submarine cables for the first construction phase of the Trianel Borkum West II offshore wind farm. The order is worth an amount in excess of € 22 m (some $ 28 m). The installation work is scheduled for the second half of 2012.
The Trianel Borkum West II wind farm, 56 square kilometers in size, is located about 45 km to the north of Borkum’s coast. In the first phase of construction, 40 wind energy systems each rated at 5 MW will be built, for a total output of 200 MW, enough to supply 200,000 households. Another 40 systems will be added in a second phase of construction.