Van Oord has been contracted by Iberdrola for the construction of the German Windanker offshore wind farm. Van Oord's scope includes the transport and installation of 21 XL monopiles and transition pieces, and the design, supply, and installation of the inter-array cable grid.
Windanker will have an installed capacity of 300 MW. For the installation of the monopiles, Van Oord will deploy its heavy-lift installation vessel, Svanen. Van Oord will use its dedicated cable-laying vessel, Nexus, for the installation of the inter-array cables, which have a total length of 29 kilometres. Trencher Dig-It will bury the cables to the required depth. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in 2026.
