Van Oord Gets Transport & Installation Contract for 1.6 GW Nordseecluster Wind Project

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Van Oord will be supplier for transport and installation of foundations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project in Germany. The mega wind project is a joint venture between RWE and Northland Power. The agreement was signed at Van Oord’s stand at the WindEurope exhibition in Copenhagen.

The financial details of the agreement are yet to be disclosed by the players.

The Nordseecluster is expected to supply green electricity to the equivalent of 1,600,000 German households annually as of 2029. Van Oord held that the cluster consists of four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea off German Coast.

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Van Oord said that the Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases. It will install a total of 104 extended monopiles with a weight up to 1,750 tonnes, of which 44 foundations will be installed in 2025 and 60 more in 2027.

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Van Oord will deploy its brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas for the wind project installation. The 175-metre Boreas is purpose-built for the transport and installation of the next generation of foundations and turbines at offshore wind farms.

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The firm said that the vessel has an advanced jacking system and can lift more than 3,000 tonnes. Four giant legs, each measuring 126 metres, allow the vessel to be jacked up and work in waters up to 70 metres deep. With this new vessel, Van Oord is preparing itself for the increase in scale in the offshore wind industry.

The vessel will be able to run on the future fuel methanol, reducing the ship’s footprint by more than 78%. Benjamin Miethling, Northland Power’s Managing Director, said, ‘The preferred supplier agreement (PSA) recently signed with Van Oord, which encompasses all four projects, reflects the efficiency created when bundling procurement activities.’

Arnoud Kuis, Managing Director Offshore Wind at Van Oord, said, ‘By contributing to the realisation of Nordseecluster, Van Oord is again part of a major contribution to the energy transition towards renewable energy.’