Wind Energy – Windanker
Iberdrola has received the latest monopiles for its Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
Following those built for East Anglia THREE, the components, manufactured by Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables, represent the second monopile contract for the Navantia – Windar alliance for Iberdrola and join those already delivered in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the United States, the result of a strategic collaboration worth over 1 billion euros in orders over the last ten years, demonstrating the energy company’s confidence in Spanish companies.
These foundations have been produced at the monopile factory that both companies operate jointly at the Navantia Seanergies shipyard in Fene (A Coruña).
Each of the pieces measures up to 84 metres in length, 10 metres in diameter and weighs up to 2,100 tonnes, and has created 300 jobs.
The work involved an investment of €36 million to adapt a building for bending thick sheet metal up to 12 meters in diameter, including new painting booths, storage areas for finished products, and the installation of the latest technological equipment required for manufacturing.
