4999 Vestas Wind Turbine is a Town set released in 2008. It contains a wind turbine on top of a small house and a van with 3 minifigures. The set is motorized with Power Functions so that it actually spins. It is a limited edition set released in conjunction with Vestas, a wind power company. The model is based on the V90-3.0 MW turbine distributed by Vestas. The set itself has a maintenance van that is used to fix the wind turbines. The company is Danish so LEGO picked it because LEGO is Danish as well.DONG Energy divests 50% of the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm project DONG Energy has signed and completed an agreement to divest 50% of the 258 MW UK offshore wind farm project Burbo Bank Extension to Danish pension provider PKA and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group. Each investor will obtain a 25% ownership interest in the project. The total purchase price for the investors amounts to approximately GPB 660m (DKK 6.6bn) to be paid in the period 2016-2017.
Burbo Bank Extension will be constructed by DONG Energy with offshore construction works commencing in the spring 2016. The project is expected to be fully commissioned in the first half of 2017. The windfarm will consist of 32 turbines and will be the first large-scale wind farm to deploy the new MHI Vestas 8.0 MW turbine. When completed Burbo Bank Extension will be able to supply CO2-free power equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of more than 230,000 households. DONG Energy will provide operation and maintenance services to Burbo Bank Extension under a long-term O&M agreement. Furthermore, DONG Energy will be responsible for the sale and delivery to the market of the part of the production that is generated by PKA and KIRKBI A/S's 50% ownership share. Henrik Poulsen, CEO of DONG Energy, welcomes the partners: "I am delighted to welcome the LEGO Group and PKA to a new partnership with DONG Energy. Both of them are already trusted partners in other DONG Energy offshore wind projects and we are proud to be able to build on these existing, successful partnerships.
Our partners' commitment to the green transition is well known, and I am pleased that they continue to find our market-leading partnership model attractive." For the LEGO Group the investment fits well with its high ambition of making a positive impact on the environment. Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, President and Chief Executive Officer of the LEGO Group comments: "I am proud to announce our investment in the Burbo Bank Extension together with our partners DONG Energy and PKA. This investment is another substantial step for the LEGO Group towards balancing our global energy consumption with renewable energy capacity. Our goal is to fulfil this by 2020 and beyond as we want to make a positive impact on the planet our children will inherit – primarily by providing great play experiences that inspire and develop children, but also through our commitment to the environment." The investment is made by KIRKBI A/S, which owns 75% of the LEGO Group, and the investment in Burbo Bank Extension is the second major long-term investment within KIRKBI's strategic investment area: Renewables.
In 2012, KIRKBI A/S invested in the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. Both investments support the LEGO Group in balancing its global energy consumption with renewable energy capacity. Today's announcement marks PKA's fifth investment in an offshore wind farm, of which three are together with DONG Energy. The investment is a part of PKA's ambition to combine stable long-term returns with investments in renewable energy: Peter Damgaard Jensen, CEO at PKA, said: "In the spring of 2015 we blacklisted 31 coal companies, which have since lost more than 60% of their value. In the same period, the return on our offshore wind farms has been more than 7%. The first investment in a wind farm by PKA was Anholt offshore wind farm in 2011 together with DONG Energy, and today PKA has invested in five offshore wind farms. Together they will provide renewable energy to about 2 million households. We are proud to be able to provide a good return to the pension savers and at the same time make a positive difference".
The information provided in this announcement does not change DONG Energy's previous financial guidance for the 2016 financial year.-Ends- Lego Wind generatorWorkshop description Students from the the 7th, 8th and 9th grade will assemble a Lego wind generator. Based on supplied Lego plans every team of 2 students will built their own wind generator. Once the construction completed, students will do a variety of experiments in combination of a wind channel (2, 3 or 4 rotator blades, changing distance between wind source and wind generator etc.) Measuring instruments will help identifying the results and variations. Every team will track their results on a tracking chart which will serve at the end for a final comparison between the different teams. Estimated time for the workshop: 2 hours Iconic One Theme | The Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 90 MW offshore wind farm located on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay on the west coast of the UK in the Irish Sea.
The wind farm was developed in the 2000s by SeaScape Energy, which was acquired by DONG Energy in 2005. A 25 turbine installation using Siemens Wind Power 3.6 MW turbines was constructed from 2005, and officially opened in 2007. In 2009 planning began for a potential ~250 MW extension; In September 2002 SeaScape Energy ( Zilkha Renewable Energy, enXco A/S, Wind Prospect Ltd. joint venture.[1]) submitted an application to develop a Round 1 offshore wind farm site.[2] The site, located on Burbo Flats in Liverpool bay (~7 km norwest of Wirral and ~6 km west of the Sefton coastline) was selected due to shallow water depths (0.5 to 8m at low tide), high wind speeds ~7 m/s (23 ft/s), and a generally favourable location including proximity to an electrical grid connection. Initial expectations were for a 30 x 3 MW turbine wind farm, with monopile foundations on a site of approximately 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi). An electrical connection to the mainland grid was to be made by a seabed cable running southeast to Wirral, followed by a ~3.5 km underground cable to a substation at Wallasey.
[3] SeaScape received a capital grant of £10 million in 2003 to aid development of the project. In 2003 EDF subsidiary enXCo bought the interests of Wind Prospect in the project,[5] the project became a joint venture between Elsam and EDF Energies Nouvelles in 2004 with Elsam taking 50% of the projecty.[6] In September 2005 Siemens Wind Power was selected as the turbine supplier, with 25 3.6 MW turbines ordered at a cost of over €90 million.[8] In December 2005 Dong Energy became sole owner of the project. Construction began in June 2006.[2] Contractor for the foundation installation was MT Højgaard:[10] the foundation design was by Ramboll,[11] Smulders supplied the WTG foundations,[12] turbine towers by Bladt Industries,[13] monopiles and transition pieces were from Sif;[14] piling was done by Menck,[15] with Mammoet Van Oord supplying lifting barge platform Jumping Jack. The contractor for the substation was EDF Energy Contracting, cable installation was by McNicholas Construction Services Ltd. (onshore) and Submarine Cable & Pipe (offshore), with cables supplied by ABB Group.
[18] Inter turbine and grid connection to the substation was at 33 kV, with voltage step up to 132 kV at the substation for grid connection. The facility began generating power in July 2007,[2][20] and the wind farm was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2007,[21] and the facility was commercially operational by the end of 2007;[18] the capital cost of developing the wind farm was €181 million. Between 2008 and 2010, the capacity factor was between 32 and 35%.[23] In 2009 the whole wind farm was put out of action for 4 weeks due to a failure in the underground electrical cable connecting to the National Grid.[24] During summer 2010 Siemens decided to change the blade bearings on all 25 turbines as a pre-emptive measure after corrosion was found in blade bearings found on other sites. At the end of the windfarm's operational life (25 years) the wind farm will be decommissioned. Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm with North Wales behind Under construction since June 2016. The substation for the extension was built by Fabricom at the Belgian Hoboken Construction Yard.
In 2009 the Crown Estate announced that wind farm operators could apply for extensions to their Round 1 or Round 2 offshore wind farms; Dong Energy identified Burbo Bank as a potential site and began consultation on a ~90 km2 (35 sq mi) extension westwards of the original wind farm. Between 2009 and 2010 the area of the site was reduced to the north increase clearance from the shipping lanes to the Port of Liverpool; to the south and to the west, reducing potential impact on recreational sailing activities and on certain species of sea bird, and due to potential conflicts with ship anchoring sites; also reducing the visual impact from land. In April 2010 the Crown Estate awarded an area of 40 km2 (15 sq mi) for lease. Water depths in the area are between 6 and 13 metres (20 and 43 ft).[28] The sea bed consisted primarily of sand.[29] The underlying geology is sand overlaying clay overlaying mudstone. Samples within the turbine area showed sand followed by clay down to around 30m before weak mudstone was found.
The initial cable export route and grid connection identified was one making landfall near to the existing Burbo Bank land connection, and connected to a 275 kV substation in Birkenhead; subsequently a potential grid connection at the 400 kV Deeside substation (near Deeside Power Station, Wales) was identified; and later a connection with landfall at Ffrith Beach, (nr. Prestatyn, Wales) to an extension of the new Bodelwyddan 400 kV substation under construction for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. In 2011 the developer reached an agreement with the National Grid to use to a connection near the Bodelwyddan substation. The planned export cable route crossed a number of pre-existing cables and pipelines: a set of pipelines related to the Liverpool Bay oil and gas field, connecting the Douglas Complex to landfall were crossed in the Mid-Hoyle channel[32] the export cable route also ran close to the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm export cable;[33] and crossed the 500 MW East–West Interconnector, as well as the planned route of the 2000 MW Western HVDC Link.
Initial expectations were for construction to start in early 2015, and be complete by early 2017, subject to final specifications;[35] neither foundation nor turbine type was specified,[36] an offshore substation to step up the inter turbine voltage (either 33 or 66 kV) to an export voltage of either 132 or 275 kV, connection to the National Grid would be made at 400 kV, stepped up at an onshore substation at Bodelwyddan. The wind farm extension received contract for difference renewable energy subsidy funding from the UK government in April 2014,[38] with a strike price of £150 per MWh (2012 prices).[39] Dong made the decision to proceed with construction of the wind farm in December 2014. Dong sold half of the wind farm extension to KIRKBI A/S (Lego holding company) and Danish pension fund PKA for £660 million in February 2016. In early 2014 Dong Energy announced that the Vestas' V164 8.0 MW turbine was the preferred model for the development,[42] and made preliminary agreements to buy 32 units in August 2014.
[43] The order for 32 turbines was confirmed in December 2014, the first series production of the type.[44] The nacelles are to be produced at the former Odense Steel Shipyard, while the blades are made at Vestas' Isle of Wight facilities. Assembly will take place in Belfast. In August 2014 ABB was awarded the contract to supply export cables.[46] Suppliers for inter array cabling twas Nexans;[47] Dong Energy having agreed a long term supply arrangement for inter array cabling with Nexans in August 2014. In January 2015 RXPE (Rongxin Power Engineering) was awarded the design and build contract for the Burbo 2 extension Dynamic Reactive Compensation electrical equipment (STATCOM);[47] and Bladt Industries and EEW obtained the contract to construct wind turbine foundations and structures, with transition pieces to be manufactured by Bladt/EEW jv Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd. (former TAG Energy Solutions plant in Billingham, UK), and by Bladt at Aalborg (Denmark) with monopiles made at EEW's factory in Rostock (Germany).
In April 2015 A2SEA was contracted to for turbine installations,[50][51][52] and Jan De Nul contracted to install the offshore export cable.[53] In June 2015 Van Oord were contracted for foundation installation.[55] In early 2016 Dong energy acquired a lease on Cammell Laird's yard in Birkenhead to be used as a base during the construction of the wind farm. The first 8MW turbine was installed in September 2016. After around 20–25 years of operation the wind farm would be expected to be decommissioned, including removal off all offshore components above seabed level. Svanen, lifting ship, Burbo Banks Offshore Windfarm Extension ^ Non-Technical Summary (SeaScape Energy, 2002) p.2 ^ a b c d Burbo Bank 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Lorc) Timeline & Track records ^ Non-Technical Summary (SeaScape Energy, 2002) pp.2-4 ^ Burbo Bank (4C Offshore) Developers/Owners/Operators ^ a b Vestergaard 2007, p. 5. ^ Vestergaard 2007, p. 6. ^ Non-Technical Summary (SeaScape Energy, 2002) p.4