Iberdrola has installed all 50 monopiles for the 476MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm together with its partner Van Oord.
The monopiles were made by Rostock-based EEW SPC.
Afterwards, they were transported floating from the port of Rostock to the Baltic Eagle offshore construction field.
They were then positioned with the help of Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen.
The monopiles with a diameter of 8.75 to 9 metres and a length of between 75 and 90 metres were then driven into the seabed to ensure the wind turbines are securely anchored in the seabed.
“With the installation of the monopiles, we have reached another key milestone in the construction of Baltic Eagle,” commented Iris Stempfle, Managing Director of Iberdrola Germany’s Offshore Division.
“Above all, I would like to thank the responsible teams very much for their unremitting efforts. Everyone went the necessary extra mile to be able to successfully complete this intensive project phase.”
The next step in the offshore wind farm’s construction involves the installation of the transition pieces (TP), which connect the monopile and the tower of the wind turbine.
The TPs, which were manufactured by the Spanish company Windar Renovables, are temporarily stored in the port of Mukran.
The installation of the wind farm’s internal cabling by Van Oord is planned for the end of 2023.
Baltic Eagle is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of 2024 and it is the second of three large-scale projects in Germany.
Iberdrola already operates the 350MW Wikinger wind farm and is developing the 300MW Windanker project, which will be completed in 2026.
Together, these offshore wind farms form Iberdrola’s so-called Baltic Hub.
It will have a total capacity of more than 1.1GW in 2026, with combined investment of around €3.7bn.