Offshore wind fabricator Bladt Industries has invested to expand its factory in Denmark to enable production of XXL monopiles for next-generation wind turbines.
The Danish outfit said it expects to be ready to deliver XXL monopiles from 2022 from the upgraded production facilities at Lindo Port of Odense.
The XXL monopiles will be able to host 15MW turbines, with a rotor diameters of 240 metres.
“These turbines require an enormous foundation fixed to the seabed, and now, we are moving one step closer to meeting the future demand, while, at the same time, consolidating our position as one of the leading suppliers of offshore wind foundations and substations,” said Bladt Industries CEO Anders Soe-Jensen (pictured).
XXL monopiles have lengths of up to 100 metres and diameters of 15 metres, each weighing over 3000 tonnes each.
Soe-Jensen added: “From the production site in Denmark, we can ship the structures international, and we will thus enter into partnerships with our customers in a continuously growing market and thereby consolidate our global market position within substations, fixed foundations and the floating offshore wind foundations of the future.”
Partner at Danish offshore wind developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Michael Hannibal said: “We know that the global market for offshore wind energy will grow in the next few years. We also know that the Danish wind power industry must invest massively to keep its leading position which is particularly significant in offshore wind power.
“Therefore, it is positive that Bladt Industries now takes the next step towards scaling their production capacity in Odense.
“This will resonate well with the global wind power industry where we need to position ourselves as a pioneering country within wind energy.”
At Bladt Industries, the first agreements have already been signed with machine suppliers, while the planning of the new productions facilities at Lindo port of Odense has begun.