Bard Engineering GmbH has developed a unique concept for the foundations of wind turbines. The mast is placed on a supporting cross piece that rests above the water surface on three main pilings. Enerpac's Synchronous Lifting System is used to level the supporting cross piece accurately and quickly.

Bard develops, manufactures or assembles all parts in their own factory, including the ‘Wind Lift I’, the ship for installing the wind turbines at sea.

Bard developed a patented concept for the foundation of the wind turbines: the BARD Tripile. The wind turbine rests on three main pilings that are driven into the sea bed. Above the water surface, these pilings are connected by a cross piece.

The supporting cross piece must be level, so the turbine mast is precisely plumb upright.
Three cylinders are mounted around each piling and then connected to the computer of the Synchronous Lifting System, which is used to finally level the supporting cross piece with one push of the button. The cross piece is then locked in place with the piles by a concrete casing.
The cylinders remain in place until the concrete has set.

Bard also invested in two control modules. The results are excellent. The system works completely automatically. Human errors when levelling manually are totally eliminated.