Van Oord to install monopiles for offshore wind project in the Baltic

Van Oord will transport and install more than 70 foundations, consisting of a monopile fitted with a transition piece.

With a production capacity of up to 1.2 GW, the windfarm is expected to ultimately supply renewable energy more than 1.5M households in Poland.

Construction is due to start in 2024 and its commissioning in 2026.

Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen, which will be assigned to the project, has an extensive track record there and has installed the majority of all monopiles in the Baltic, including those for the Baltic 2, Arkona and Kriegers Flak windfarms.

Baltic Power is Van Oord’s first offshore wind project in Poland, however the country is well known to Van Oord, which has executed dredging projects there, like the recently completed deepening and widening of the Świnoujście – Szczecin fairway in Poland.