Topic: WTIV

‘The time to order offshore installation vessels is now’

Offshore installation vessels may soon be hard to come by. According to Alexander Fløtre, Vice President Offshore Wind at Rystad Energy, both offshore wind activity and offshore wind components will continue to grow. Additional vessels...Read more

23-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Keel laid for first Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel

Dominion Energy has contracted Keppel Offshore & Marine to build the first Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. It will cost about USD 600 million and will be built at Keppel’s yard in Brownsville,...Read more

04-01-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Knud E. Hansen presents new wind turbine installation vessel design

Ship design agency Knud E. Hansen presents a new platform, the Atlas C-Class. The wind turbine installation vessel is currently the only one capable of carrying six of the new-generation 14-16 MW wind turbines, and...Read more

30-12-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Ulstein presents zero-emission turbine installation vessel design

Ulstein’s has presented its second hydrogen hybrid design for the offshore wind industry, the Ulstein J102. It can operate in zero emission mode 75 per cent of the time using readily available technology. ‘We have...Read more

07-10-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk