BARD Wind Farm

The construction will start in final quarter of 2012.

Our Client
The German wind power developer BARD received permission to build an offshore windfarm by the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Hydraulic Engineering (Rijkswaterstaat) in December 2009. Adjacent to the German border, approximately 35 miles north of the Island Schiermonnikoog will rise an offshore wind farm (600 Mw output capacity) that will consist two adjoining offshore wind farms with a capacity of 300 Mw each. The offshore wind farms are referred to as ‘Buitengaats' and 'ZeeEnergie'.

Our Work
As the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor, Van Oord is responsible for the detailed design, purchasing materials, installing the 120 foundations and wind turbines, the high voltage stations as well as laying the infield and export cables. The new installation vessel ‘AEOLUS' for offshore wind projects will be deployed on the project for a period of two years. According to planning, the construction will start in final quarter of 2012.

Our Result
The offshore wind farm will supply green electricity for 1.5 million Dutch consumers, making it by far the largest sustainable energy project in the Netherlands. After constructing the Princess Amalia Windpark in the Netherlands and the Belwind Phase I project off the Belgian Coast, this is Van Oord's third major EPC contract. This new project confirms the company's strong and leading position in offshore wind farm construction in North West Europe.