Offshore staff
ULSTEINVIK, Norway – Japan Marine United Corp. has contracted ABB to provide power and control technologies for the wind turbine installation vessel it is building for Shimizu Corp.
This is the first self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel built in Japan.
ABB will deliver a closed ring configuration for the vessel’s dynamic positioning operations, enabling safe and predictable performance with high tolerance in the event of the power plant fault.
The company’s scope also covers the delivery and system integration of generators, high voltage switchboard system, the variable speed drives and motors for main propulsion and bow thrusters, and the power and energy management system.
The 28,000-gross tonnage vessel is expected to be delivered in 2022.
Shimizu Corp.’s 142-m (466-ft) newbuild will feature what is said to be the greatest lifting and carrying capacity ever available on a wind turbine installation vessel. Using a 2,500-ton crane capable of a maximum lift height of 158 m (518 ft), the ship will be able to transport and install seven 8-MW wind turbines in one voyage and operate in waters depths ranging between 10 and 65 m (33 and 213 ft).
03/11/2020
