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T immense lengths of chain needed to install and se- of ? oating windfarms,” said Wijtze van der Leij, Damen. “At cure 9 anchors or suction piles. Instead of mooring 1 ? oating the moment, we are still in the concept phase. But we are now windmill in a mission, three can be secured. It also applies entering a stage where we would like to partner up to re? ne suf? cient proof loading on the anchors to make the installa- and customize this concept.” tion more ef? cient. Measuring 150 x 32m, FLOW-SV is a big ship to handle the “With the FLOW-SV, we have developed a vessel which size and weight of anchors and chains needed for installing

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