Van Oord to install Taranto foundations, turbines offshore Italy
Renexia SpA, a subsidiary of Toto Holding, has contracted Van Oord to transport and install ten foundations and turbines at the Taranto wind farm offshore Italy.
Van Oord’s installation vessel MPI Resolution has set sail to Italy to install the monopiles, secondary steel, and the turbines at the country’s first offshore wind farm.
Taranto is the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean. It will be located near the Taranto harbour, have a capacity of 30 MW, and estimated output of 58,000 MWh per year.
According to Van Oord, the MPI Resolution has a variety of equipment on board including a Menck hammer, sea fastening, upend tool and lifting equipment. The vessel is suited for the works in the Mediterranean because it can handle both the very shallow and deeper water locations as water depths vary from four to 18 metres (13 to 59 feet).
During the pile driving activities, the company will deploy its FaunaGuard system, an acoustic device which safely and temporarily deters dolphins by using special underwater acoustics.
Mingyang Smart Energy is providing the wind turbines.
Source: Offshore Magazine