Cadeler, the world’s largest operator in offshore wind set up, operations, and upkeep providers, has taken supply of its groundbreaking P-class jack-up set up vessel, Wind Peak.
The vessel, constructed on the COSCO Transport Heavy Business shipyard in Qidong, China, was celebrated in a naming ceremony and is now prepared for business operation.
Wind Peak represents a brand new period in offshore wind set up functionality. Because the business’s most superior vessel, it’s particularly designed to deal with the most important offshore wind turbine elements. The P-class vessels, together with Wind Peak and its sister ship Wind Tempo (at present underneath development), are engineered to function in probably the most difficult offshore set up websites globally.
“It is a landmark event for Cadeler and our companions. It represents years of onerous work, planning, and supervision, delivered on time and inside funds,” stated Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler.
Cadeler owns and operates the business’s largest fleet of jack-up offshore wind set up vessels, with 5 vessels in operation (together with Wind Peak) and one other six underneath development.
The P-class vessels boast spectacular specs that set them aside within the offshore wind set up business. The superior vessels can transport and set up both seven full 15 MW turbine units or 5 units of 20+ MW generators per load. With a spacious deck space of 5,600 m² and a payload capability exceeding 17,600 tons, they provide ample room for giant elements. The vessels’ primary crane is able to lifting greater than 2,500 tons at a top of 53 meters, enabling the set up of more and more bigger wind generators. Moreover, every vessel can comfortably accommodate as much as 130 crew members and set up technicians, making certain environment friendly operations throughout prolonged offshore initiatives.
The vessels should not solely technologically superior but in addition designed with sustainability in thoughts. They will make the most of biofuels and have {an electrical} system that saves extra power for reuse.
The profitable supply of Wind Peak is the results of shut collaboration between Cadeler and its strategic companions, together with COSCO, GustoMSC NOV, Kongsberg, Huisman, and MAN Power.
The sister ship, Wind Tempo, is scheduled for supply in Q2 2025, with each vessels to be registered in Denmark.
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