Van Oord finished installation work on French offshore wind farm

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Van Oord has completed the installation of 62 jacket foundations at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. The Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm is being constructed in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, 16.3 kilometres off the coast of Brittany. It is the first wind farm in France with jacket foundations. Once operational, the 496MW wind farm will generate enough clean energy for 835,000 inhabitants.

Ailes Marines, owned by Iberdola, contracted Van Oord for the transport and installation of 62 jacket foundations for the wind turbines (3 pin piles each) and the 4 foundation pin piles for the offshore substation. Van Oord deployed its offshore installation vessel Aeolus to install the 190 pin piles and teamed up with other industry partners to install the jackets.  Conditions... ... More: Official Press Release Van Oord

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