Piling Apllication for Wind Farms

Large diameter monopiles

Since the year 2002 IHC has taken a leading position in driving offshore wind turbine monopile foundations. The offshore wind energy market is aiming for installation of one single monopile as foundation, which solution has proven to be most efficient in ways of economical- and structural factors.

The IHC hammer / anvil combination has proven to be the most reliable solution available today. This philosophy has been proven in practice and experience has matured with installation of most following Windparks:

• 1997  “Windfarm Irene Vorink”. The Netherlands. Ballast Nedam, 28 Monopiles 3515mm OD
• 2002 “Horns Rev”, Denmark. MT Højgaard, 80 Monopiles 4000mm OD
• 2003 “Arklow Banks”, Ireland. GE Wind Energy, 7 Monopiles 5100mm OD
• 2003 “Scroby Sands”, UK. Mammoet van Oord, 30 Monopiles 4200mm OD
• 2003 “NSW Egmond”, The Netherlands. Ballast Nedam, 1 Meteo mast 2750mm OD
• 2003 “FINO”, Borkum Germany. F+Z Germany, FINO-1 Research Platform Jacket
• 2004 “Kentish Flats”, UK. MT Højgaard, 30 Monopiles 4300mm OD
• 2005 “Barrow”, UK. Marine Projects International, 31 Monopiles 4750mm OD
• 2005 “Docking Shoal” & “Race Bank” Metmasts
• 2006 Contract “NSW Egmond”, The Netherlands. Ballast Nedam 36 Monopiles 4600mm OD

IHC Hydrohammer B.V. holds the world record in pile diameter. For the future more and more bigger piles will be used as a single foundation. IHC’s Hammer- and Anvil designs are now ready to drive piles of 7000mm OD and beyond.