Monopiles
Evidently not the most spectacular part of a wind turbine: the monopile. Nevertheless, this is the foundation that keeps everything in place. The monopile is a steel tube that is anchored in the seabed. This tube is hammered (driven) into the seabed until the top reaches 5 m above the lowest astronomical tide. Guided by GPS, scour protection material was deposited onto the seabed before each monopile was hammered in. All of the 150 monopiles were placed in record-breaking time, in the summer of 2015.
Monopiles
Evidently not the most spectacular part of a wind turbine: the monopile. Nevertheless, this is the foundation that keeps everything in place. The monopile is a steel tube that is anchored in the seabed. This tube is hammered (driven) into the seabed until the top reaches 5 m above the lowest astronomical tide. Guided by GPS, scour protection material was deposited onto the seabed before each monopile was hammered in. All of the 150 monopiles were placed in record-breaking time, in the summer of 2015.
Monopiles
Evidently not the most spectacular part of a wind turbine: the monopile. Nevertheless, this is the foundation that keeps everything in place. The monopile is a steel tube that is anchored in the seabed. This tube is hammered (driven) into the seabed until the top reaches 5 m above the lowest astronomical tide. Guided by GPS, scour protection material was deposited onto the seabed before each monopile was hammered in. All of the 150 monopiles were placed in record-breaking time, in the summer of 2015.
Fabrication
Every monopile is made of steel; bending it and welding the huge rings together.
The monopiles vary in lenght from 59 to 73 metres; each monopile has been adjusted to the installation depth required by the conditions at the various locations.
75 monopiles were manufactured near Rostock (Germany), the other 75 in Antwerp.
Fabrication
Every monopile is made of steel; bending it and welding the huge rings together.
The monopiles vary in lenght from 59 to 73 metres; each monopile has been adjusted to the installation depth required by the conditions at the various locations.
75 monopiles were manufactured near Rostock (Germany), the other 75 in Antwerp.
Fabrication
Every monopile is made of steel; bending it and welding the huge rings together.
The monopiles vary in lenght from 59 to 73 metres; each monopile has been adjusted to the installation depth required by the conditions at the various locations.
75 monopiles were manufactured near Rostock (Germany), the other 75 in Antwerp.
Precision is everything
Installing a monopile is a complex procedure that has to be performed with great precision. The state-of-the-art equipment used made it possible to position the monopiles in exactly the right location in the wind park – the red dot marks the spot.
Precision is everything
Installing a monopile is a complex procedure that has to be performed with great precision. The state-of-the-art equipment used made it possible to position the monopiles in exactly the right location in the wind park – the red dot marks the spot.
Precision is everything
Installing a monopile is a complex procedure that has to be performed with great precision. The state-of-the-art equipment used made it possible to position the monopiles in exactly the right location in the wind park – the red dot marks the spot.
Blueprint of a transition piece.
Blueprint of a transition piece.
Blueprint of a transition piece.
Protecting the foundations
The foundations are protected against metal corrosion by a system of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP). The system consists of anodes connected to a power source that is suitable for a large structure such as foundations. The advantages of this system are, amongst other things, that the level of protection can be adjusted and there is no waste metal that might cause pollution.
Protecting the foundations
The foundations are protected against metal corrosion by a system of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP). The system consists of anodes connected to a power source that is suitable for a large structure such as foundations. The advantages of this system are, amongst other things, that the level of protection can be adjusted and there is no waste metal that might cause pollution.
Protecting the foundations
The foundations are protected against metal corrosion by a system of Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP). The system consists of anodes connected to a power source that is suitable for a large structure such as foundations. The advantages of this system are, amongst other things, that the level of protection can be adjusted and there is no waste metal that might cause pollution.
