Ballast Nedam, ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations to install foundations at German wind farm

BALLAST NEDAM

Greentech Lead America: Ballast Nedam, in partnership with ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations, has signed a contract to install foundations at the German EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm.

The EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm is the second offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Located about 32 km north of Ruegen Island in the western part of the Baltic Sea, the wind farm has a total of 80 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each, EnBW Baltic 2 will have a total capacity of 288 MW.

Ballast Nedam will erect the project’s 39 monopile and transition piece foundations and provide the logistics between the feeder ports in Rostock and Lubmin and the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm.

ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations is a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Solutions, GeoSea N.V. and HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing.

 

For installing foundations at the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, Ballast Nedam will use its Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Svanen. Installation strategy is based on the feeder concept bringing foundation components to the HLV Svanen at the installation site. To date, HLV Svanen has successfully installed nearly 400 offshore wind turbine foundations.

At the Baltic 2 offshore wind  farm, the HLV Svanen will install some of the heaviest monopiles known in the industry to date. Installation works for the vessel at Baltic 2 are planned for the second half of this year.

After the installation works at the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm the HLV Svanen will head for the installation of foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm will be designed, supplied and installed by Ballast Nedam.

By optimizing logistic and installation solutions, Ballast Nedam is supporting the general development of offshore wind in Europe.

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