Buss Energy Group has won a contract to provide marshalling services for EnBW’s 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm from Eemshaven in the Netherlands.
The contract, awarded by Heerema Marine Contractors, is scheduled to start by the end of 2023 and will be operated by Buss Terminal Eemshaven (BTE).
The works include the unloading of monopiles and transfer pieces, terminal handling and transport, storage of the components, as well as loading onto the seagoing barges for installation.
Additionally, Buss will cover the engineering and project management aspects associated with the logistics scope of this project.
“For Buss Energy Group, the award of another offshore marshalling project underlines the leading position of Buss Terminal Eemshaven in the market of the North Sea and supports our approach to serve the industry not only as a provider of terminal areas, but as a full-service provider,” said chief operating officer offshore wind of Buss Energy Group Moritz von Schwerdtner.
He Dreiht will consist of 64 wind turbines and is situated approximately 90km north-west of the island of Borkum and 110km west of Helgoland.
It is scheduled for grid connection by the end of 2025.
The monopiles for the project will have a diameter of 9.2 metres and lengths of up to 71 metres and unit weights of up to 1350 tons.
The transition pieces will have a weigh of up to 640 tons and reach heights of up to 35 metres.
The transport and offshore installation of the components will be expertly handled by Heerema Marine Contractors.