Iberdrola awards contract for new wind farm off Germany

Van Oord has been contracted by Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off Germany.

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. The development of the wind farm is in line with Germany's plans to develop 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

For the installation of the monopiles Van Oord will deploy its heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen (pictured). By then, the vessel will have undergone a major upgrade, making it ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind projects.

Van Oord will deploy its dedicated cable-laying vessel Nexus for the installation of the inter-array cables, with a total length of 29 kilometres. The trencher Dig-It will bury the cables to the required depth.

Van Oord expects the wind farm to be commissioned in 2026.