An initial eight monopile foundations for RWE’s offshore wind farm Thor, in the Danish part of the North Sea, have arrived at Eemshaven port, the Netherlands.
The monopiles were up to 100 m in length, each weighing up to 1,500 tonnes. A total of 72 of these foundations will be handled in Eemshaven.
“The construction of offshore wind farms requires large port capacity and special port infrastructure to handle the heavy components. Such capacities are becoming increasingly difficult to find,” said Thomas Michel, chief operating officer RWE Offshore Wind.
“We are delighted to have secured the Buss Terminal once again. The facilities at Eemshaven port are ideal. We recently used the port to support the construction of our Kaskasi wind farm,” he added. In spring 2025, the monopile foundations will be shipped from Eemshaven to the Thor construction site, around 22 km off the west coast of Jutland, Denmark.
The turbine installation works are set to be carried out from Port Esbjerg, Denamrk, commencing in 2026. The port of Thorsminde will act as an operation and maintenance base, with the construction of a new RWE service building expected to start later this year.
Thor offshore wind farm will have a generating capacity of more than 1,000 MW and is is expected to be fully operational no later than the end of 2027.
