Last week, the construction of CrossWind’s Baseload Power Hub reached a milestone when the upper deck was successfully put in place, ahead of schedule.
The Baseload Power Hub is one of the main innovations in CrossWind’s 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm project, located 22 km off the coast at IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
Designed to stabilize power output, the Baseload Power Hub harnesses wind energy to produce hydrogen during high wind periods and converts it back to electricity when winds are low. This first-of-its-kind offshore deployment, featuring fuel cells, electrolyzer, and battery storage, is set to reduce wind energy intermittency.
The 250-tonne upper deck was installed by Rosetti Marino Group of Companies and involved meticulous planning and execution. Twin cranes were required to lift and position the upper deck around 50 meters above the lower deck. Watch the project video here.
The Battery storage system (BESS) had already been installed earlier this month, on the lower deck. Source: CrossWind Image: screenshot from video in LinkedIn post of CrossWind
