On November 8, Baltic Operator completed the project, which included the construction of two offshore substations (OSS) for our Danish partner. In the afternoon, the construction intended for the American market, emerged from the production area in Gdynia. Work on them lasted for several months.
As part of the completed structures
for Offshore Wind Energy (OWF), this is the eighteenth structure of
this type. So far, offshore substations have been constructed for
projects including: such as: Borkum Riffgrund OWF, Rødsand OWF,
Walney OWF, Kaskasi OWF, Vineyad OWF. The newest one was the second
and last from the two that was being built for the US market, with
the previous one being ready at the end of October. Both structures
produced by the group have a total weight of over 3,000 tons and will
be delivered by sea to a wind farm off the coast of the USA. Each
station is 42 m long, 34 m wide and 22.5 m high. Over 300 people were
involved in the implementation of the project. Both stations will
first sail to Denmark, where they will be retrofitted.
The Baltic Industrial Group is
currently the largest Polish manufacturer of offshore substations and
onshore wind towers. It offers its clients comprehensive
implementation of entrusted contracts, including prefabrication to
full assembly of the steel structure. It was established in 2020 on
the basis of the production plants of the Gdańsk Shipyard. It is a
holding company belonging to the Industrial Development Agency (ARP)
operating mainly on the renewable energy market, i.e. offshore
(transport stations), onshore (wind towers) and shipbuilding. Holding
allows for synergies and more harmonized activities in terms of
innovation, operational efficiency and building new capabilities. The
entities jointly forming the GP Baltic are Baltic Operator, Gdańsk
Shipyard, Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia in restructuring and Gdynia
Maritime Construction.