Transition pieces
The transition pieces (TPs) form, together with the monopiles, the foundation of the turbines. The TP includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, cable connection for the energy of the turbine and the corrosion protection of the entire foundation. The TP is fixed onto the monopile; on top of this foundation, the turbine is mounted. Each TP consists of a thick-walled tube with a diameter of more than 5 metres and a wall thickness of 40 to 80 millimetres. The tube is around 20 metres long and is constructed from rolled plates of an offshore steel quality. Every TP weighs 260 tons.
Transition pieces
The transition pieces (TPs) form, together with the monopiles, the foundation of the turbines. The TP includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, cable connection for the energy of the turbine and the corrosion protection of the entire foundation. The TP is fixed onto the monopile; on top of this foundation, the turbine is mounted. Each TP consists of a thick-walled tube with a diameter of more than 5 metres and a wall thickness of 40 to 80 millimetres. The tube is around 20 metres long and is constructed from rolled plates of an offshore steel quality. Every TP weighs 260 tons.
Transition pieces
The transition pieces (TPs) form, together with the monopiles, the foundation of the turbines. The TP includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, cable connection for the energy of the turbine and the corrosion protection of the entire foundation. The TP is fixed onto the monopile; on top of this foundation, the turbine is mounted. Each TP consists of a thick-walled tube with a diameter of more than 5 metres and a wall thickness of 40 to 80 millimetres. The tube is around 20 metres long and is constructed from rolled plates of an offshore steel quality. Every TP weighs 260 tons.
A solid foundation
The foundations are an important part of a wind turbine foundation at sea. The foundation consists of two parts: the monopile and the transition piece.
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.
The transition piece includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, a cable connection for the current from the turbine and the corrosion protection for the entire foundation. This piece is fixed onto the monopile.
A solid foundation
The foundations are an important part of a wind turbine foundation at sea. The foundation consists of two parts: the monopile and the transition piece.
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.
The transition piece includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, a cable connection for the current from the turbine and the corrosion protection for the entire foundation. This piece is fixed onto the monopile.
A solid foundation
The foundations are an important part of a wind turbine foundation at sea. The foundation consists of two parts: the monopile and the transition piece.
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.
The transition piece includes various functionalities such as access for maintenance, a cable connection for the current from the turbine and the corrosion protection for the entire foundation. This piece is fixed onto the monopile.
Sail out Monopiles and Transition Pieces
The last ‘station’ before being shipped out to the open sea: Eemshaven, a seaport in the upper north of the Netherlands. It seems like the end of the world to most Dutch people. But it’s not the end of the line for the monopiles and transition pieces which started on their final journey from here: 85 kilometres off the coast, the location of the Gemini Wind Park. With immaculate precision, they were loaded in equal quantities onto the transport and installation vessels. Impressive!
The construction phase was not the end of the Gemini involvement in Eemshaven, the harbour that is increasingly playing an important role in the maintenance of wind parks in the North Sea. The Siemens-service vessel “Windea la Cour” operates out of Eemshaven. Every two weeks a fresh crew of servicemen heads to the wind park from here.
Sail out Monopiles and Transition Pieces
The last ‘station’ before being shipped out to the open sea: Eemshaven, a seaport in the upper north of the Netherlands. It seems like the end of the world to most Dutch people. But it’s not the end of the line for the monopiles and transition pieces which started on their final journey from here: 85 kilometres off the coast, the location of the Gemini Wind Park. With immaculate precision, they were loaded in equal quantities onto the transport and installation vessels. Impressive!
The construction phase was not the end of the Gemini involvement in Eemshaven, the harbour that is increasingly playing an important role in the maintenance of wind parks in the North Sea. The Siemens-service vessel “Windea la Cour” operates out of Eemshaven. Every two weeks a fresh crew of servicemen heads to the wind park from here.
Sail out Monopiles and Transition Pieces
The last ‘station’ before being shipped out to the open sea: Eemshaven, a seaport in the upper north of the Netherlands. It seems like the end of the world to most Dutch people. But it’s not the end of the line for the monopiles and transition pieces which started on their final journey from here: 85 kilometres off the coast, the location of the Gemini Wind Park. With immaculate precision, they were loaded in equal quantities onto the transport and installation vessels. Impressive!
The construction phase was not the end of the Gemini involvement in Eemshaven, the harbour that is increasingly playing an important role in the maintenance of wind parks in the North Sea. The Siemens-service vessel “Windea la Cour” operates out of Eemshaven. Every two weeks a fresh crew of servicemen heads to the wind park from here.
