Heavy lifting and transport company Mammoet has signed an agreement with Seatrium to execute the load-out of three substations for TenneT’s 2 GW programme, which will connect large-scale offshore wind farms to the European mainland.
The project will install 15 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore grid connection systems in the North Sea by 2032, each with a capacity of 2 GW – eight of these in The Netherlands and seven in Germany. This will significantly contribute to Dutch, German and wider European climate targets. It will also reduce environmental impacts, as fewer offshore facilities will be needed overall.
Seatrium will be undertaking topside fabrication across its key yards, utilising its One Seatrium Global Delivery model and its international footprint. Each topside is expected to weigh more than 30,000 tonnes.
Mammoet will conduct the movement and load-out of the giant platforms, using specialist hydraulically compensated skidding equipment to transfer each platform between land and sea-going vessels. This will ensure precise movement and minimise structural deflection of the facilities as they are transferred.
“We are proud to partner with Seatrium for this innovative offshore wind programme, which will support Europe’s net-zero and energy independent ambitions” said Richard Verhoeff, Global Sales Director at Mammoet. “Our work is redefining the scale at which these key energy projects can be built. We look forward to using our innovative engineered solutions to load these colossal structures onto transport vessels in a safe and controlled manner.”
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