Ocean Winds has signed a lease agreement with ORLEN Neptun to use its offshore wind installation terminal at Świnoujście Port in Poland for the BC-Wind project.
Under the agreement, Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, will start operations at the terminal in 2027.
The terminal at Świnoujście Port will be used as a base to install monopile foundations for the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm. Ocean Winds said that the project is located approximately 228 kilometers from the port, roughly the same distance as between Warsaw and Częstochowa.
The terminal allows for unloading, loading and storage of components used in the construction of offshore wind farms, including monopile foundations, towers, nacelles, blades, or elements used for connecting the wind farms. Additionally, the infrastructure allows for the acceptance of offshore transformer stations weighing up to 24,000 tonnes, according to ORLEN Neptun.
“In the coming years, it will be one of the few installation ports in the region that will handle projects using wind turbines with a capacity of approx. 15 MW,” said Janusz Bil , President of the Management Board of ORLEN Neptun.
According to the company, the facility will also be available to other companies developing projects in German, Swedish, or Danish waters.
The BC-Wind offshore wind farm, Ocean Winds’ first project in Poland, is proposed to be built about 23 kilometres north of the municipalities of Choczewo and Krokowa in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, across two sites.
Recently, the developer signed contracts with two Polish companies for the delivery of onshore and offshore substations for the BC-Wind project.
In addition, Ocean Winds signed a vessel reservation agreement with Cadeler at the beginning of this year for the installation of the turbines. According to information on BC-Wind’s website, the project will feature up to 31 turbines.
The geophysical and geotechnical survey campaign in both the offshore wind farm area and the export cable corridor was concluded in 2024.
NOTE: More information about the offshore wind terminal has been added.