Vlissingen/Flushing, 07 May 2024 – BOW Terminal has been awarded the contract to temporarily store 61 transition pieces (TPs) for the Noirmoutier Wind Farm. Smulders has partnered with BOW Terminal Vlissingen to serve the temporary storage yard for the Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm.
The Noirmoutier offshore wind farm is slated for commissioning in 2025 and is expected to significantly contribute to sustainable energy efforts. With a total capacity of 496 MW, it aims to produce an average of 1,900 GWh per year, enough to supply nearly 800,000 people with clean electricity, thus exceeding the current population needs of Vendée. Strategically positioned off the coast of Vendée, the wind farm is located 11.6 kilometres from the island of Yeu and 16.5 kilometres from Noirmoutier. It will be equipped with 61 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines, optimizing the area's wind resources for renewable energy production.
The first transition pieces (TPs) have already been unloaded at the terminal in Vlissingen on February 19th. Smulders manufactures the transition pieces in Hoboken, Belgium. Each transition piece is 29.5 metres tall, with a diameter of 6 metres, and weigh just over 360 tonnes. BOW Terminal is responsible for unloading the TPs, storing them, and transferring them alongside the UHL Force, which will transport the TPs to France. Additionally, BOW Terminal facilitates Smulders in preparing the TPs for transportation to France.
Jean Pierre van Lieshout, General Manager BOW Terminal: “Smulders' selection of BOW Terminal for the temporary storage and completion of transition pieces (TPs) before their shipment to the final customer in France underscores the strategic advantage of our terminal's location. This decision reaffirms our facility's pivotal role in supporting the development of offshore wind farms in the North Sea and further afield in the foreseeable future.”
About BOW Terminal
BOW Terminal is based in The Netherlands and operates two terminals, in Vlissingen and Eemshaven. BOW Terminal provides a wide range of facilities and services tailored to the wishes and requirements within the dynamic context of a project. We collaborate with leading industry partners to offer marshalling services, including heavy lift capacity by crawler and hydraulic cranes, and SPMTs. BOW Terminal offers clients creative and cost-effective transport solutions along with first-rate storage facilities. Based on project value analyses and stringent project management, we offer an elaborate and diverse package of lifting services, general services such as port agency, rental equipment, and marine services. BOW Terminal has been fully operational since 2010 as a logistics provider in the energy market and has facilitated more than 30 projects since then.