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A closeup of a blade installation process taken via drone. A blade handling system is apparent (in yellow).
Images courtesy of Mammoet requirement for the development of these cranes, particularly ling area. This would result in a major time and fuel saving. in ? oating offshore wind,” says Adrian Green, Engineering & For ? oating projects, it could reduce project installation time
Contracts Director. “Ports are a major bottleneck at the mo- enough to make it comparable to ? xed wind, says Green.
ment, certainly in Western Europe.” The development of the ? oating wind industry will be differ-
The crane will have two hooks, one on the main boom and ent to that of ? xed wind. The subsidies won’t be a plentiful, and then a second on a luf? ng jib. This reduces the time it would there won’t be the same downturn in oil and gas that made all ordinarily take, weeks, to recon? gure the wiring of an ordi- the high-spec construction vessels available at attractive rates, nary crane. “Effectively, it can move the foundation in one lift says David Inman, Sales Manager at NOV-subsidiary GustoM- and then immediately pick up the tower.” SC. “The industry needs assets speci? cally designed for what is
The crane will also enable components such as towers to be going to be a very industrialized installation campaign.” stacked vertically in marshalling areas, reducing their foot- NOV has launched the Enhydra ? oating wind installation print from around 150m long and 7m wide to just that of the vessel (FWIV) concept for the global market which is ex- diameter of the base. It also enables them to be moved with- pected to scale up signi? cantly between 2028 and 2035. The out SPMTs. Additionally, in ? xed foundation wind, monopiles GustoMSC-designed vessel has a 400t main crane featur- can be stacked in multiple layers for delivery to the marshal- ing NOV’s knuckle boom design which features integrated 32 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024
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