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The businesses core competencies are managing and servicing offshore wind farms and performing turnkey major component swaps and repairs with its Jack-Up-Vessels.
These services include scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, engineering and major component repair.
WM’s unique infrastructure includes specially prepared areas for overhaul and storage of large components, a 24/7 control room, materials management as well as their own quayside facilities with a heavy lift gantry crane up to 450 tonnes and access direct to the North Sea.
The company has significant experience of offshore wind through the expertise of experienced and qualified managers, engineers and more than 100 technical employees in the
electrical and mechanical field of operation.
By using the latest technologies and equipment to monitor and maintain wind turbines, availability is maximized, and challenges are quickly identified and resolved.
Michael Munder-Oschimek, CEO of Wind Multiplikator said: “We, as a team at Wind Multiplikator, pride ourselves on having a partnership approach towards our clients, working in a trusting manner with them to implement and deliver the projects successfully.”
Last year, international engineering and contracting company Semco Maritime, based in Denmark, entered into an agreement to acquire WM, with the combined group focusing on activities related to offshore wind O&M, including major component replacement ( MCE) and major component repairs (MCR).
WM has 250 employees located in Bremen and an operational center in Emden, which offers more than 25,000 square meters of indoor hall space and 28,000 square meters of storage space with a holding area of ​​approximately 167,000 square meters in the hub service for offshore wind farms.
“We are excited about this acquisition, the skilled and experienced Wind Multiplier team, and look forward to combining our strengths and building a true powerhouse in offshore wind service with an even stronger offering to our customers,” said Semco Maritime chief executive Steen Brødbæk.
“This partnership is an important milestone in our Sustainable Growth strategy and the efforts to shift the balance towards our Renewable Energy business and provide more integrated services.”
WM’s aim is always to further increase the performance of WTGs through safe operations and they work closely with their partner Atheleon – a subsidiary of the Harren & Partner organization and sister company of SAL Heavy Lift, Combi Lift and SAL Engineering – who n providing the offshore. logistics infrastructure, including the provision of Jack-Up’s and marine engineering.
Ocean Breeze Energy, the owner and operator of the large 400 MW Bard Offshore 1 (BO1) wind farm in Germany, recently extended its service and maintenance agreement with WM for another five years until the end of 2030.
The scope of the service and maintenance agreement includes carrying out troubleshooting and maintenance of the wind turbines.
Furthermore, all major component replacements including the delivery of the heavy lift vessels and overhaul of major components at the onshore site in Emden are part of the scope of Lluosydd Gwynt.
The 400 MW offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea, north of the island of Borkum, is the country’s first commercial project of its kind and has been operational since 2013.n
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