Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has installed the first of 56 MHI Vestas V164-8.3MW turbines at Orsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore array in the German North Sea.

The machine in the 8MW class is the so far biggest wind turbine installed in German waters, the Danish developer says.

“With the first installed 8MW machine, we are initiating the next phase for offshore wind in Germany,” says Volker Malmen, managing director at Orsted in Germany.