Offshore staff
ZWIJNDRECHT, Belgium – DEME has held a naming ceremony for what it claims is the world’s first DP-2, twin-hulled service operation vessel at the Port of Ostend in Belgium.
The Groenewind is set to enter service under under a long-term charter contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. It will transport technicians to the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea.
The 60-m (197-ft), small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) service operation vessel (SOV) is equipped with a motion compensated gangway for the safe transfer of the maintenance technicians to the turbines, even in significant wave heights of up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft).
The SWATH design ensures low wave impact on movements when approaching wind turbines, according to DEME.
The Groenewind has a capacity for 24 technicians and a nautical crew. Its DP-2 technology means that the vessel can hold its position in rough seas but at the same time operate with lower fuel consumption. A fuel consumption reduction of up to 50% can be achieved compared to a monohull SOV, the company claimed. The SOV has a waste heat recovery system and a Clean Design notation.
06/28/2021
