Equinor and Polenergia joint venture companies, leading the development of the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, have signed a Capacity Reservation and Early Works agreement with the consortium of Smulders Projects Belgium and Sif Netherlands for the manufacturing of 100 Transition Pieces for both projects.
Bałtyk 2 and 3 are two separate projects with planned installed capacity of 720 MW each. The offshore wind farms will be installed in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea. The wind farms are located approximately 37 km (Bałtyk 2) and 22 km (Bałtyk 3) off the Polish coast.
The scope of work for the consortium of Smulders and Sif consists of fabrication of the Transition Pieces, including shop design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning. Within the consortium, Sif will manufacture the approximately 30 kton primary steel tubulars, including flanges, at their facility in Roermond, Netherlands. Smulders will perform the secondary steel scope, coating, electrical system, and testing and commissioning. The secondary steel scope will be produced by the Polish facilities of Smulders. Final assembly will take place at the yard in Hoboken, Belgium.
