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The Wind Lift I is a construction vessel for the construction of wind turbines in offshore wind farms .
history
The ship, which is based on the GustoMSC draft NG-5300, was built under hull number 34 at Western Shipyards in Klaipėda for the Emden company Bard . The keel of the ship was laid on November 26, 2007, and the launch on February 21, 2009. The ship was christened on June 25, 2009 in Klaipėda . Godmother was Erna Bekker, a daughter of the BARD partner Arngolt Bekker. Construction at Western Shipyards was completed on February 3, 2010. The final equipment of the ship took place at the North Sea Works in Emden. A total of around 60 million euros was invested in the construction of the ship. The ship management was incumbent Wulf sea transport in Cuxhaven .
Bard initially used the ship to build the “ BARD Offshore 1 ” wind farm . Later it was also used for maintenance and repair work.
With the transfer of business activities to Off-Shore Wind Solutions at the beginning of 2014, the ship also went to Off-Shore Wind Solutions. Since 2015 Off-Shore Wind Solutions u. a. with Ocean Breeze Energy, who took over the operation of the ship. The Bremen company Harren & Partner has been entrusted with the management of the ship since 2017 .
Technical data and equipment
The propulsion of the ship takes place diesel electrically by four driven by electric motors, rudder propellers , each with 1100 kW power , two of which are located at the bow and two at the rear of the ship. The propellers can be rotated 360 degrees and, supported by GPS, allow dynamic positioning down to the centimeter . When using all four propellers, the ship reaches a maximum speed of 10.1 knots . When using two propellers, a maximum of 7.8 knots is achieved.
Electricity is generated by four Wärtsilä - diesel engines (type 9L20) each with 1,665 kW power , the four AEM - Generators (500 GL8 type SE) drive each with 1,400 kW of power. An emergency generator with an output of 500 kW was installed above this.
The ship is equipped with four 72 meter long lifting legs, which can lift the ship in a water depth of up to 45 meters for the erection of wind turbines. It has a heavy-duty crane at the stern and an auxiliary crane in the area of the open working deck. The main hook of the heavy-duty crane can lift up to 500 t. The hook lifts up to 140 t. The auxiliary crane has a capacity of 12 t.
The ship can be used as a platform up to a significant wave height of 2.6 meters, which corresponds to a maximum wave height of 4.8 meters. The heavy-duty crane can be used up to wind speeds of 14 m / s (corresponds to 7 Bft ).
The deck superstructures are arranged in the front area of the ship. There is accommodation for up to 50 people in 10 single and 20 double cabins: 12 crew members , three catering staff and 35 other people. There is a helicopter platform above the deckhouse. Including this, the ship is 114.87 meters long and 44.76 meters wide.
Web links
- Wind Lift I , information brochure (PDF file, 890 kB)
- Data sheet of the ship ( Memento from January 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file, 83 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Growing with wind energy on the high seas , Windkraft-Journal, 1/2010 (PDF file, 346 kB). Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ Wind Lift I , GustoMSC. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ↑ a b High-tech new buildings as the key to building offshore wind farms , Cuxhavener Nachrichten , February 27, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Wind Lift 1" is ready to go , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Axel Milkert: Two hours up to full height , Emder Zeitung, March 12, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ↑ BARD Offshore wind farm 1 . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ↑ a b Jann Raveling: Die Windparkoptimierer von der Weser , Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, August 9, 2018. Accessed October 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Jack-Up-Barge ( Memento from May 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), BARD Engineering.
- ↑ OWS is to take over the operation and service of BARD Offshore 1 , Windkraft-Journal, November 21, 2013. Accessed October 22, 2018.
- ↑ Harren & Partner to manage Wind Lift I , press release, Harren & Partner, March 29, 2017. Accessed October 22, 2018.
- ↑ David Foxwell: Harren & Partner to manage Wind Lift 1 , Offshore Wind Journal, March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2018.