Sif Group has started manufacturing monopile foundations for the 370MW Norther offshore wind farm off the coast of Belgium.
The fabricator said that half of the primary steel for the project’s transition pieces had also been produced at its Roermond factory.
The assembly of “cans and cones” is planned to start at Maasvlakte 2 by the end of November, it added.
The monopiles will be coated and stored at Maasvlakte 2.
Sif said the complete foundations will be ready to be picked up by Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus in May next year.
Sif has a contract to supply 44 monopile foundations for the wind turbines and another monopile for the substation.
It is also tackling the production of primary steel for transition pieces, with Smulders Projects outfitting the kit.
Norther will consist of 44 8.4MW MHI Vestas V164 turbines and is being developed by a joint venture of Eneco, Mitsubishi Corp subsidiary Diamond Generation Europe and Belgium energy company Elicio.
It is scheduled for commissioning in 2019.
Image: Sif Group
