Enerpac Solutions for Levelling Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
The ever-increasing size of offshore wind turbine installations demands innovative and cost-effective foundation construction. Whether monopiles, tripiles or jackets, accurate foundation levelling is critical to the functionality and longevity of an offshore wind turbine. Recent offshore foundation problems have increased the focus on this aspect of the design and construction process, resulting in the urgent need for positional accuracy and verification requirements. Enerpac’s synchronous lifting, weighing and levelling system delivers a comprehensive cost-saving solution for this task.
By Marcel Birkhoff, Enerpac, The Netherlands
The ever-increasing size of offshore wind turbine installations demands innovative and cost-effective foundation construction. Whether monopiles, tripiles or jackets, accurate foundation levelling is critical to the functionality and longevity of an offshore wind turbine. Recent offshore foundation problems have increased the focus on this aspect of the design and construction process, resulting in the urgent need for positional accuracy and verification requirements. Enerpac’s synchronous lifting, weighing and levelling system delivers a comprehensive cost-saving solution for this task.By Marcel Birkhoff, Enerpac, The Netherlands