From October 2017 to January 2018, 49 foundations, which are to carry Denmark’s largest wind farm, Horns Rev 3, have been set in place in the North Sea, north-west of Blåvands Huk on the Danish west coast. The last foundation was piled into the seabed just after New Year and the construction process of the farm is on schedule.
Since mid-October, the installation vessel ‘Innovation’ has carried out the installation of the foundations, which has progressed without major challenges. The farm will be in full operation and ready to cover 425,000 Danish households’ annual electricity consumption by 2020.
“The installation of the last foundation marks an important milestone for the project. And while the weather gods have not always favoured us, the installation and transportation of foundations have been without major challenges and not one single accident,” says Martin Zappe, Project Director for Horns Rev 3.
The next step, which will commence by the end of spring, will be to install the transition pieces between the foundation and the turbine tower. After this, the installation of the towers can begin.
In addition to Horns Rev 3, Vattenfall will over the coming years develop the wind farms Danish Kriegers Flak, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord. Together, these farms will increase Danish electricity production from wind power by more than one fifth and cover more than 1.5 million Danish households’ annual electricity consumption.
