Van Oord has been awarded contracts for Baltic Energy offshore wind farm in Poland and Better Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan valued at greater than EUR 500 million.
For the Baltic Energy offshore wind mission within the Polish Baltic Sea, Van Oord will transport and set up 78 foundations, together with 76 monopile foundations for the wind turbine and two foundations for offshore substations.
Beginning in 2024, the corporate will set up the monopiles utilizing its heavy-lift set up vessel Svanen, whereas the 76 transition items shall be put in by a third-party DP set up vessel. The transport and set up of the foundations are anticipated to be accomplished in the summertime of 2025.Â
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Situated roughly 22 kilometres off the Polish coast close to Plaża Wydmy Lubiatowskie, the 1,140 MW Baltic Energy offshore wind farm will comprise 76 Vestas 15 MW wind generators and supply clear vitality to over 1.5 million Polish households, as soon as in full operation in 2026.
This September, Orlen and Northland Energy reached monetary shut for Baltic Energy, which moved the mission into the development stage and initiated the signing of agency contracts.
In Taiwan, Van Oord signed a contract for the transport and set up of three export cables, totalling roughly 175 kilometres in size, for the Better Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind mission.
For the cabling work, the corporate will deploy its cable-laying vessel Nexus and the corporate’s personal trencher Dig-It to bury the cables to the required depth. To pre-excavate cable joint pits all the way down to the mandatory burial depth, Van Oord will deploy its LNG-powered hopper dredger Vox Apolonia, the corporate mentioned. The works in Taiwan are scheduled to start out in 2024 and are anticipated to be completed in 2025.
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Van Oord’s contract for the Taiwanese offshore wind mission follows the corporate’s completion of the cable set up works at Better Changhua 1 and 2a earlier this 12 months. On this mission, Van Oord was accountable for the transport, set up and burial of the inter-array and export cables.
The 920 MW Better Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms will comprise round 65 wind generators with a person capability of 14 MW, put in some 35-60 kilometres off the Changhua coast.
In March this 12 months, Ørsted made the ultimate funding choice on the offshore wind farms and mentioned that the onshore work and fabrication of parts will begin this 12 months. The Better Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms are anticipated to be accomplished by the top of 2025.
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