Jan De Nul contracted to install 36 foundations for Borkum Riffgrund wind farm
Jan De Nul Group signed a contract with Dong Energy from Denmark for the transport and installation of 36 monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German territorial waters. Additionally, the Group was also awarded the supply, transport and installation of scour protection for all foundations, the Group said in a press release.
“Signing this contract with DONG, being one of the key players in the Offshore Wind Industry, is an important step for Jan De Nul Group, herewith now confirming its position within the installation of offshore wind farms,” says Peter De Pooter, Area Manager Renewables at Jan De Nul Group. Installation works will start in first half of 2018. Jan De Nul will deploy its Jack-Up Vessel Vole au vent to install the foundations.
Borkum Riffgrund wind farm
The offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 is located in the North Sea, within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), at 17 km east of the border with the Netherlands, 34 km north of the island of Borkum and 50 km north-west of the German mainland. The project is one of several located within a cluster of projects in an area especially designated for offshore wind energy production (Vorranggebiet Windenergie).
The Borkum Riffgrund wind farm received grid connection for 450 MW.
Luxembourg, Belgium headquartered Jan De Nul Group is a family-owned company specializing in dredging and land reclamation, rock placing, trenching, rock dumping for oil and gas related offshore pipeline projects, quay walls, marine related projects, civil engineering and large-scale environmental remediation projects. Dredging accounts for 85% of the Group's turnover. With a yearly turnover of EUR 1.9 billion, the company ranks among the international top of dredging contactors and the top of marine engineering contractors.
