euskalforging has taken part in the new mono bucket foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany. The foundations will consist of a single steel cylinder, known as a suction bucket, that uses its own weight and vacuum pressure to embed on the sea floor. This method eliminates the need for pile driving, and, consequently, for noise mitigation measures; this will mean a significantly reduced environmental impact in comparison to usually applied construction methodologies.
Under the terms of the contract, euskalforging has rolled, heat treated, machined and delivered to the customer 2 seamless rolled rings with an outer diameter of ∅8530 and mm and more than 20 tons of final weight.