PILING

The XXXL challenge - Has the monopile finally reached its limits?

Leading offshore wind farm installers are developing and presenting a host of new technologies to make the installation of increasingly large monopiles cheaper, faster, and more environmentally friendly, even in water depths of 40-70m. Signe Hansen explores the developing potential and its limits.

 Jan De Nul Group's newest jack-up installation vessel Voltaire recently installed the first GE Haliade-X turbine at the UK’s Dogger Bank

Jan De Nul Group's newest jack-up installation vessel Voltaire recently installed the first GE Haliade-X turbine at the UK’s Dogger Bank

Simple and resistant against external forces, the monopile is the most frequently used foundation for offshore wind farms. However, with the pile's popularity has followed a demand for larger pile sizes,...

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