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CONSTRUCTION PHASES

Specialised equipment and experience of maritime construction work is absolutely vital to the process of building offshore wind turbines. C-Power is able to benefit from the extensive experience of its shareholder Dredging International.

Innovative techniques for the C-Power project Phase 2 & 3

1. General information
   

Innovative techniques for the C-Power project Phase 1

1. Construction of the foundations of the windturbines on the construction site
2. Preparation of the seabed level at the location of the windturbine foundations
3. Transport and installation of the GBF on the Thorntonbank
4. Installation of the windturbine on the GBF

Construction phases up till present

The specialised subsidiary GeoSea has already built several offshore wind turbine projects and already has the necessary equipment. The various phases involved in building an offshore wind turbine are described hereafter and are also illustrated on the basis of projects already completed in Sweden and Denmark.

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