Iberdrola has appointed Ramboll to deliver the foundation design for the 300MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.
The engineering consultancy scope consists of an update of the conceptual design as well as the basic and detailed design of monopiles for the site covering all Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency’s (BSH) approval phases.
Ramboll will provide the LV electrical design as well as the corrosion protection design in addition to the primary and secondary steel design.
This adds to the design work that Ramboll has previously competed for Iberdrola’s 350MW Wikinger and 476MW Baltic Eagle.
Ramboll said the design will need to meet challenging geotechnical conditions with several foundation positions being located in a limestone area.
Besides the challenging geotechnical conditions, sea ice interacting with the monopile foundation needs to be considered, it added.
Ramboll will perform the geotechnical study, including assessment of all foundation positions and support fabrication and installation of the structures.
Windanker is located close to the island of Rügen and will consist of 20 15MW wind turbines in water depths between 41.5 metres and 44.9 metres.
It will be the third offshore wind farm comprising Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub which is scheduled to operate an installed capacity of over 1.1 GW by 2026.