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Piling progress at Wind in Lake project

By: Bridget Randall-Smith 01/10/2020 Windpark Fryslan

General Windfarms

The first two rows of foundation piles are now in place at the 382.7 MW, Windpark Fryslân project located in the IJsselmeer near Breezanddijk.

Due to the shallows in the IJsselmeer and the width of the locks, it is not possible to work with standard offshore wind equipment. To this end, Van Oord built a unique work platform, the size of half a football field, the so-called 'Sarens Soccer Pitch'. On top of this working platform is a large crane with which the foundations are installed. The work platform will also be used for the installation of the wind turbines.

The Zuiderzeewind contractor consortium will be working 7 days a week, 24 hours a day on the installation of the foundations in the coming months. Depending on the weather, about two foundation piles go into the bottom of the IJsselmeer every day. Driving a foundation pile takes between 30 and 90 minutes.

Piling began on 7th September, with all 89 foundations due to be installed by January 2021. From December 2020 until February 2021 the offshore cables will be installed. The array cables connect directly to shore at the transformer station of Windpark Fryslân on Breezanddijk which will convert power from 33 kV to 110 kV. Turbine installation is then expected to run from March 2021 until Summer 2021.

Windpark Fryslân will be the world's largest wind farm to be built in an inland waterway. The project will feature 89 Siemens Gamesa SWT-DD-130 turbines with full commissioning expected in 2021.

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