CAPE Holland has secured a contract to supply its CAPE 640 tandem vibro lifting tool for pre installation of foundation and offshore substation piles.
The tool was selected to support pile driving in challenging subsea soils while mitigating pile run risk. The Fengmiao offshore Wind Farm is located around 36 km off the coast of Taichung City in the Taiwan Strait in water depths of 53 to 64 metres. The project will have a total capacity of 500 MW, with 33 wind turbine generator positions using 15 MW turbines. The offshore substation foundation comprises a four legged jacket structure with four post installed skirt piles, each about 4.6 metres in diameter and weighing up to 810 tonnes, while the foundation piles are of the same diameter and weigh up to 585 tonnes. The contract was secured through CDWE, a joint venture between DEME Offshore and CSBC.
