Sif, Van Oord and other offshore wind players are partnering in a research project in the Netherlands to further commercialisation of new techniques for the installing the biggest monopiles in the offshore wind market.
Sif will be providing monopiles for the Sustainable Installation of XXL Monopiles (SIMOX) research project, which is running for three years.
SIMOX will aim to gather more data on driveability, environmental and ecological impacts of pile driving techniques for XXL monopiles, with a focus on underwater noise during pile driving, as well as bearing capacity of the soil.
The implications for decommissioning at the end of the monopile service life will also be assessed.