Van Oord Takes On Baltic Project For Offshore Wind Farm Installation From Iberdrola
Van Oord has actually authorized an agreement with the Spanish power business Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle overseas wind ranch. Van Oord will certainly move as well as mount the structures as well as make certain the supply, transportation as well as installment of inter-array cable televisions. With a manufacturing capability of 476 MW, the Baltic Eagle wind ranch will certainly supply renewable resource to 475,000 homes while conserving virtually 1 million tonnes of co2 every year. It is arranged to be completely functional by the end of 2024.
‘Iberdrola is one of the leading developers contributing to the energy transition by investing in offshore wind projects around the globe – in Germany, our Baltic Hub will have an installed capacity of 826 MW by the end of 2024. Tapping into the expertise of Van Oord yet again makes us confident that Baltic Eagle offshore windfarm will be delivered as planned.’
— Iris Stempfle, Iberdola Country Manager in Germany
Svanen in the Baltic Sea
Van Oord intends to release its 8,000-tonne heavy-lift installment vessel Svanen to mount the 50 structures. So much, the Svanen has actually set up greater than 700 structures throughout Europe as well as the substantial bulk of monopiles in the Baltic Sea, consisting of those for Baltic 2, Arkona as well asKriegers Flak The offshore helps the Baltic Eagle job will certainly begin in 2023. Van Oord’s cable television laying vessel Nexus as well as plate Dig-It will certainly be released to lay the inter-array cable televisions. Van Oord will certainly tailor-make the Dig-It to make certain that it can manage the tough soft dirt problems in the Baltic Sea.
‘We are very pleased to be working with Iberdrola again, this time on the Baltic Eagle project in the German Baltic Sea. Combining the installation of foundations and the supply and laying of cables will ensure efficient project execution.’
— Arnoud Kuis, Managing Director Van Oord Offshore Wind
Offshore wind in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea holds extraordinary capacity for overseas wind inEurope Germany as well as numerous various other nations, consisting of Poland, Sweden as well as Estonia, are checking out brand-new possibilities for overseas wind there. Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub, situated in the German Baltic Sea, will certainly supply 826 MW by late 2024. Iberdrola Renovables Deutschland GmbH is intending to boost their set up capability in Germany to greater than 1.1 GW by the end of 2026.
Energy change
Van Oord has actually been a leader in the overseas power change. Since our preliminary participation in wind ranch installment in 2002, Van Oord has actually added to the installment of an advancing renewable resource capability of 14,45 GW. Our job varies from delivering as well as setting up major elements to supplying complete tasks, consisting of design, purchase as well as building of completely renewable resource tasks.
We eagerly anticipate developing brand-new possibilities in the coming years as well as blazing a trail in the power change by creating overseas wind tasks such as Baltic Eagle as well as the Saint-Brieuc overseas wind ranch inFrance The order of a brand-new eco-friendly cable-laying vessel reveals our drive to constantly enhance our market setting by buying cutting edge lasting modern technology.
Reference: vanoord.com