IQIP’s IQ4 Hydrohammer with PULSE have been loaded out from IQIP’s yard in Sliedrecht and are on their way to Baltic Eagle. IQIP is supporting the contractor, Van Oord and project developer Iberdrola, with to the foundation installation of the wind farm.
The offshore wind project Baltic Eagle, located 30 km to the north ease of Rugen Island (Germany) will have 50 windmills of 9.53MW of unit power. With a total capacity of 476 MW it will be sufficient to meet the needs of 475.000 homes and avoid the emission of almost one million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
Larger wind turbines generate more renewable energy, but during installation of monopiles at sea, the noise generated by high energy pilling may be harmful to the marine environment. State-of-the-art construction methods are required to minimise the impact of noise from pile driving activities on marine life.
