Hollandse Kunst construction commences with ‘first steel cut’
With the first steel cut, TenneT and the joint venture Equans–Iemants have marked the start of steel production for the topside Hollandse Kust (west Beta).
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Belgium, Hoboken: With the first steel cut, TenneT and the joint venture Equans–Iemants have marked the start of steel production for the topside Hollandse Kust (west Beta).
The pieces of steel cut at Equans’ yard in Hoboken are the first elements for the socket that TenneT is having built for the offshore wind farm of the same name.
“We are delighted with these first physical steps in the construction of the offshore transformer station for Hollandse Kust (west Beta); the third offshore substation to be built for TenneT by the Equans/Iemants combination,” Guus Siteur, project manager for offshore platforms on behalf of TenneT, commented. “The experiences from the construction of the platforms for ‘north’ and ‘west Alpha’ give us confidence for another successful project.”
In 2021, TenneT signed the contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, offshore installation, connection and testing of the offshore transformer station for wind farm Hollandse Kust (west Beta). The engineering work for the platform of (west Beta) started early this year. The topside assembly will start in spring 2023 at Equans’ yard in Hoboken.
Completion, commissioning and testing will take place from the second half of 2023 to early 2025.
“The installation of the jacket at sea will take place in the first half of 2024 and in 2025 we will put the topside on top of it. The offshore substation for Hollandse Kust (west Beta) is expected to be fully commissioned offshore in the third quarter of 2025,” said Siteur.
Source: TenneT
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