20 monopiles for Formosa 1 OWF
20 MONOPILES FOR FORMOSA 1 OWF
In 2019, the CAPE VLT-320 Triple was used to install 20 tapered monopiles with diameters up to 8.4 meter weighing up to 1,000 tonnes with lengths up to 79 meter, in a water depth of 31 meter for the Formosa I OWF in Taiwan.
The challenging soil conditions at the location posed a risk of pile run or drop fall. This risk was mitigated by the CAPE VLT, as there is a fixed connection between the tool and the pile and load is kept in the crane at all times.
Piles were installed to a safe depth (through pile run risk layers) and driven to final penetration with a large impact hammer.
Application details
Monopile Installation
Monopiles
31m
43m
PILE DETAILS
Monopiles
Tapered
79m
<1,000t
70mm
8.4m
20
PROJECT DETAILS
2019
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan
Of the North West coast
Offshore Renewables
Offshore Wind Turbine
Swancor Renewable
Seaway 7 for Jan De Nul
Heavy Lift Vessel
Seaway Yudin, Seaway 7
Anchors
Main Reasons for solution choice
CAPE VLT-320
CAPE VLT-320 Triple
960kgm
1,000t
vibro
lifting
technology
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