The loading of the transition pieces manufactured by the Spanish company at its facilities in Avilés began this weekend onto the general cargo vessel Happy Dragon. The ship, currently located at Port Mukran, according to the AIS data, carried the first 10 of the 50 pieces to the sorting port in Germany, from where the transition pieces will be stored and preparations for the transport to the construction site will be finalised, reports Offshore Wind.
The final unit
In 2021, the company won the contract to deliver the transition pieces for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm.
Each of these units is 15 metres high, 6.5 metres in diameter, and weighs 240 tonnes. The work began at the end of 2021 and will continue until the final loading of all parts is done which is planned for May 2023.
The final unit is expected to be installed between the second and third quarter of this year. Van Oord is responsible for the installation of monopile foundations for which the company plans to deploy its heavy lift installation vessel Svanen, according to the previous news reported on our site.
With its 50 wind turbines of 9.5 MW each, Baltic Eagle will generate 1.9 TWh per year.
The wind turbines will be installed on monopile foundations and will cover an area of 40 square kilometres.
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Source: Offshore Wind
