Acteon has secured a contract to supply pile driving equipment and operational services for Orsted’s 2900MW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea.
Acteon will supply its MENCK MHU4400S hydraulic hammer (pictured), along with a pile sleeve and anvil designed for monopiles of up to 11 m in diameter.
The MHU4400S submersible is a high-performance submersible hammer engineered to drive both large monopiles and smaller-diameter piles, meeting the demands of today’s large-scale offshore wind installations.
Tim Erdmann, Head of Projects at Acteon’s Marine Foundations business line MENCK, said: “This development is a significant milestone for UK energy security and aligns with the government’s ambitious climate and clean-energy goals.
MENCK’s MHU-series hydraulic hammers are designed to deliver maximum efficiency in the most challenging offshore environments.”
Jonas Damgaard Sørensen, Foundation Installation Manager at Orsted said: “We chose MENCK to work with us on Hornsea 3 because of their expertise in this area.
“We believe they can provide safe, efficient and innovative solutions to help us deliver the world’s largest offshore wind farm.”