Vattenfall has started offshore construction of the 406MW Horns Rev 3 wind farm off the coast of Denmark.
Foundation installation has kicked off, with the first four of 49 monopolies installed by GeoSea vessel Innovation.
The next four monopiles will soon be loaded at the Danish port of Esbjerg, Vattenfall said.
Each monopile is 50-70 metres long, weighs between 420 and 705 tonnes and will be driven 25-39 metres into the seabed.
The foundations will support 49 MHI Vestas V164 8MW turbines, optimised to 8.3MW.
Vattenfall wind business head Gunnar Groebler said: “Horns Rev 3 is the first of three offshore farms that Vattenfall will construct in Denmark in the coming years.
“These wind farms will, in the highest degree, contribute to our strategy to have a fossil free energy production within one generation.”
Image: Port of Esbjerg
