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Bilfinger to install foundations for
Sandbank Offshore Windpark
August 14, 2014
+ + + Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and
the city of Munich's public utility company (49 percent). The foundation
elements will be installed in the seabed with the help of an installation
ship in waters that are up to 34 meters deep and 90 kilometers west of
Sylt in the German North Sea. The contract has a volume of more than €100
million. Work has already begun and will continue until February 2016.
The Hydro Sound
Damper, a sound protection system that Bilfinger played a key role in
developing, is being used at the Sandbank Offshore Windpark. The system
helps to reduce the noise pollution that marine fauna is exposed to during
the construction phase. The plastic material used for this system – a
sheathing of the foundation pile – is specifically designed for the
frequencies that are generated and retains its effectiveness over the
entire water depth even in strong currents. Initial testing revealed a
significant reduction in noise emissions.
"Bilfinger is a
specialist in the manufacture, transport and installation of offshore
foundations on the high seas and has proven its extensive competence in a
large number of offshore projects", explains Member of the Executive Board
Joachim Enenkel. "The order will be carried out by our newly-formed
Offshore Systems and Grids division, in which we have brought together our
marine engineering and grid construction activities within the Power
business segment."
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Projects
In over 10 years Bilfinger has installed more
than 550 foundations in both the North and the Baltic Seas. Four of the
world’s largest offshore wind farms currently in existence stand on
foundations by Bilfinger Construction.
Click here for successfully
completed projects.
Source: Bilfinger -
www.offshore.bilfinger.com
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article: Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for
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