Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK.
Van Oord will install the project's 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between the fabrication ports in Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the offshore wind farm. The installation works are planned to take place during the summer of 2016.
The Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm is located 8km off the coast in Liverpool Bay, United Kingdom. With a total of 32 Vestas wind turbines of 8MW each, the offshore wind farm will have a total capacity of 258MW.'
For installing foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, Van Oord will use its heavy lift vessel 'Svanen'. The installation strategy is based on the feeder concept bringing foundation components floating to the 'Svanen' at the installation site. This method has been optimised over recent years resulting in highly efficient installation cycles. To date, 'Svanen' has successfully installed nearly 500 offshore wind turbine foundations.
