The XXL model, produced at its Rostock yard for the Highland Group's 400MW Veja Mate wind farm off Germany,  weighs 1,302.5 tonnes and measures 82.2 metres long and 7.8 metres in diameter.

"Without the confidence of our customer and the commitment of our staff the production of this giant monopile would not have been possible," EEW SPC technical director Andreas Dietze.

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