A more recent development is the design of foundations for wind turbines, says Wim: “Currently, monopiles are generally used for this, these are large tubes, having the same diameter as the mast, driven deep into the seabed. But now there is a desire to place larger and therefore heavier turbines in deeper water, but the technical limits have already been reached with this type of foundation. However, thanks to our extensive knowledge of offshore jackets, we are currently developing applications to also place wind turbines on jackets. Besides this, designs are also underway for floating wind turbine foundations.”