Offshore solutions provider MENCK, part of the Acteon group, has been selected to supply specialist pile driving technology for the construction of the Hornsea 3 wind farmone of the UK’s key initiatives towards a clean energy matrix.
Technology for pile driving in offshore conditions
MENCK will provide its hydraulic breaker MHU4400S together with a pile sleeve and an anvil designed for monopiles up to 11 meters in diameter. This equipment is intended to operate efficiently under demanding marine conditions, enabling the safe and accurate installation of large-scale foundations.
According to Tim Erdmann, project manager at MENCK, this technology has demonstrated robust performance in complex offshore environments and responds to the UK’s objectives to accelerate its renewable capacity.
A milestone in the UK’s wind infrastructure
The Hornsea 3 farm will be located approximately 100 miles off the Yorkshire coast and will add 2.9 GW to the national energy system, enough to power more than three million homes per year. The project is backed by the Danish company Ørsted, which awarded MENCK this phase of implementation.
The construction involves the use of about 200 Siemens Gamesa Siemens Gamesa wind turbines wind turbines and a total investment of more than 8.5 billion pounds. Companies such as Haizea Wind and SeAH Wind are also involved in the manufacture of the large-scale monopiles.
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