The first monopile turbine foundation has been installed at Innogy’s 336MW Galloper wind farm off the UK east coast.
GeoSea jack-up Innovation is tackling the job and laid the first Sif Group-made tubular on Wednesday.
A total of 56 Siemens 6MW turbine will feature at the wind farm with monopile installation to continue into 2017.
Project Director Toby Edmonds said: “It has been a tremendously exciting 12 months for the Galloper project, with a huge amount of progress both in terms of the onshore infrastructure and the offshore preparatory works.
“It is fantastic to have commenced turbine foundation installation, another major milestone for the project. From here-on-in, we will begin to see the offshore components of this nationally significant renewable energy project, really take shape.”
Image: the first foundation at the Galloper wind farm (Innogy)
