Glamox has won a contract to light Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm with its energy-efficient LED marine lighting.
The contract from ProCon Wind Energy will see lighting installed on 72 wind turbine foundations for RWE’s 1GW Thor project.
The Thor offshore wind farm will be located off the Danish west coast – approximately 22km from Thorsminde off the west coast of Jutland.
Construction is underway, with turbine installation due in 2026 and operations expected to begin in 2027.
Glamox has provided 1200 marine-certified LED luminaires for the external and suspended internal platforms of the turbine foundations.
These platforms ensure access to the turbine and the technical connection between the monopile foundation and the wind turbine.
Since the lighting is installed at external access points, it must withstand the harshest marine conditions, including saltwater exposure, waves, lightning strikes, and vibrations from strong winds.
The turbine foundations, which reach up to 100 metres in height, will each weigh approximately 1500 tonnes.
Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD wind turbines will be mounted on the foundations.
Head of project development and sales at ProCon Wind Energy Thomas Dybro said: “For our customers and their offshore wind farms, lighting is key for safe and efficient working conditions.
“Lighting that works on every service mission is needed and paramount. It has to be long-lasting and withstand vibrations from the wind turbine and the extreme offshore environment – coping with rain, wind, corrosive seawater, and sub-zero temperatures. Glamox provides this.”
Glamox group chief executive Astrif Simonsen Joos added: “Denmark is an offshore wind superpower and generates the highest amount of offshore wind power per capita in the world.
“Robust, highly dependable, and energy-efficient lighting is an intrinsic part of offshore wind, and we are thrilled to be part of this green revolution, lighting the turbines of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm.”
The external and internal lights use Glamox’s second-generation family of MIR linear luminaires.
These will be procured, supplied and installed by ProCon Wind Energy at yards in Poland and Greece.