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On 9 September 2022, Baltic Power confirmed selection of its main foundation suppliers. Steelwind Nordenham was awarded the contract to supply monopile foundations for all infrastructure elements of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, while Belgian fabricator Smulders was selected to supply transition pieces connecting the monopiles to turbine towers and substations. The monopiles will be up to 120 m long and weigh up to 2,400 tonnes, driven into the Baltic seabed to depths of around 50 m. The transition pieces are specialist steel structures that complete the interface between foundations and topsides. Securing these suppliers in 2022 ensured manufacturing capacity for the large‑scale monopile and transition piece programme required for the 76‑turbine project.