The first monopile foundations for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm, developed by Ocean Winds, have arrived at the Świnoujście Offshore Terminal in Poland, the company said on 28 October. It marks the start of logistics preparations for installing the foundations in the Baltic Sea, with installation at sea planned to begin in the first half of 2027.
According to Ocean Winds, it is the first time foundations of this size have been handled at a Polish installation port. The monopiles will be moved around the terminal by self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) and stored there temporarily. The port lies about 150 nautical miles from the wind farm area. The monopiles measure 9.5 to 10.5 metres in diameter and roughly 66 to 89 metres in length; 27 are planned, 26 for turbines and one for the offshore substation.
Three Polish companies are involved in port operations: Dynpap of Szczecin handles the monopiles and transition pieces, including unloading, loading and internal fitting; Team Project of Modrzewie prepares the ground for unloading and maintains the terminal surface; and MAG Offshore of Gdynia supplies steel plates to protect port infrastructure during SPMT transport.
“Receiving the first monopiles at a Polish port is an important stage in the BC-Wind project,” said Pete Geddes, BC-Wind Project Director.
BC-Wind lies about 23 km off the Polish coast and is owned 100% by Ocean Winds. It will comprise 26 Siemens Gamesa SG 15-236 turbines with a combined capacity of 390 MW, enough, according to the developer, to supply more than 488,000 Polish households a year. The project is Ocean Winds’ first in the Baltic Sea and is currently in the construction phase, with an operations and maintenance base planned in Władysławowo.
