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Gallery: First Gemini monopiles

NETHERLANDS: The Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal (BOW Terminal) in Vlissingen has taken delivery of the first two monopiles for the 600MW Gemini offshore project.

  • The first monopiles for the 600MW Gemini project have arrived in the Netherlands

    The first monopiles for the 600MW Gemini project have arrived in the Netherlands

  • They were delivered to the Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal in Vlissingen

    They were delivered to the Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal in Vlissingen

  • Two of the port's cranes lifted the first of the 850 ton monopiles on to the dockside

    Two of the port's cranes lifted the first of the 850 ton monopiles on to the dockside

  • The monopiles were built by Dutch manufacturer Sif Group at Roermond

    The monopiles were built by Dutch manufacturer Sif Group at Roermond

  • The terminal is responsible for storing 75 of the 150 monopile foundations, which will support the Siemens 4MW turbines

    The terminal is responsible for storing 75 of the 150 monopile foundations, which will support the Siemens 4MW turbines

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BOW Terminal has released pictures of the two 850 ton monopiles being lifted onto the dockside.

The monopiles will be used at the project, 85 kilometres off the Netherland's coast, to support the 150 Siemens 4MW turbines. 

The delivered foundations were manufactured by the Dutch engineering firm Sif Group, who will build 75 of the project's monopiles. The remaining structures will be built by German contractor EEW.

Gemini is being developed by a consortium of company's, led by Canadian utility Northland Power. Dutch firm Van Oord was handed the EPC contract in May.

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