MENCK provides world’s largest hydraulic hammer for Sandbank wind farm construction

Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an ACTEON company, is providing the largest and most powerful hydraulic hammer in the world to assist Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems with the installation of sub-sea foundations for a North Sea wind farm
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Dec. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an ACTEON company, is providing the largest and most powerful hydraulic hammer in the world to assist Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems with the installation of sub-sea foundations for Project Sandbank, a new 72 turbine strong wind farm in the North Sea.

Known as the ‘Gentle Giant’, the MENCK MHU 3500S hydraulic hammerexerts a massive 6.2kJ per tonne of weight, with a pile sleeve that is 6.5m in diameter.

"The MHU 3500S has a proven higher output than any other hammer in the world, yet it is up to 2-3db quieter than some of MENCK's smaller hammers, meeting extensive environmental protection requirements," says International Marketing Manager, Claas Denkmann.

Engineered in Germany, the unique MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer is available as part of MENCK's extensive rental fleet and can be deployed anywhere in the world.

"This particular hammer drives extremely large monopiles quickly and efficiently, helping to build strong foundations for the tallest wind turbines," says Claas. “Project Sandbank is an exciting project for MENCK, not only because of its size, but also its location off the coast of Germany."

Owned by Vattenfall AB (one of the biggest wind power operators in the UK) and Stadtwerke München (which supplies electricity for more than 95% of Munich's 750,000 households), the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm Project is due to be constructed in 2015 90 kilometers off the coast of the German island, Sylt, in the North Sea. It is the successor of Project ‘DanTysk’.

The wind turbines for Sandbank will be installed over a total area of 59 km2  and each turbine will measure 160m high, with rotor diameters of 130m.  One of the market leaders in the offshore wind energy sector, Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems GmbH will operate the innovative MENCK equipment to drive the monopiles into the seabed. Hamburg based Bilfinger has gained significant experience in design, supply, transport and installation of offshore foundations to accommodate wind farms for over 10 years.

The new wind farm will consist of 72 four megawatt Siemens turbines with a total maximum installed capacity of 288 megawatts.  The expected electricity generation is equivalent to the yearly consumption of approximately 400,000 average German households.

MENCK GmbH provides a range of specialised hydraulic pile driving solutions for wind farm projects globally, but also supports the offshore oil and gas industry and civil construction projects such as bridges and harbours.

MENCK GmbH is an Acteon Company with 40 years of industry experience, delivering unprecedented engineering and pile driving knowledge from its team of highly trained offshore service technicians. MENCK’s hydraulic hammers are engineered in Germany near Hamburg and range from 100 to 3500 kJ with comprehensive after-sales support. For more information about MENCK, visit www.menck.com or call +49 (0) 4191-911-0.

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About MENCK

MENCK group provides specialised hydraulic piledriving solutions to the offshore oil, gas, windfarm, bridge, ports and harbour industries. Its range of 100 to 3500 kJ hammers is supported by a complete after-sales service program from spare parts and maintenance to unique logistics solutions. With over 40 years of experience, MENCK has unprecedented engineering knowledge and experience in subsea piledriving.

MENCK is a global leader in the offshore industry. It is an Acteon company and operates from offices in Europe, Asia and North America.

For more information, please visit www.menck.com

About Acteon
Acteon companies provide mooring, foundation, riser, conductor, flowline and marine electronics products and services supported by strong engineering and project management capabilities. Acteon’s companies are 2H Offshore, Aquatic, Claxton, Conductor Installation Services (CIS), Core Grouting Services, Fluke Subsea, InterAct, InterMoor, J2 Subsea, LDD, LM Handling, MENCK, Mirage Machines, NCS Survey, Offshore Installation Services (OIS), Probe Oil Tools, Pulse Structural Monitoring, Seatronics, Subsea Riser Products (SRP) and TEAM Energy Resources.

Learn more at www.acteon.com

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