Erection of the 72 Siemens 4MW turbines at the development, located 90km west of the island of Sylt, started in July, supported by a 'walk to work' vessel that has meant commissioning can be carried out 24-hours-a-day.

"We are very pleased that the erection of the wind turbines for Sandbank is running so smoothly and that we have already 21 turbines up", says Vattefall wind turbine package manager Hergen Stolle.

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