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Did you know hydraulic cylinders from Holmatro Industrial equipment are used for levelling wind turbines in which the turbine foundations come. This is done in two parts: 1. monopile (MP) 2. transition piece (TP)     Commissioned by Smulders, Holmatro supplied a TP levelling system for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm.     SITUATION The Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm is constructed off the coast of Norfolk, South East England.   The wind farm comprises of 67 monopile foundations on which 6 MW capacity turbines will be placed. The project is a joint venture from Statoil (70%) and Statkraft (30%).     CHALLENGE The foundations are formed by two large steel structures: a monopile (MP) that is driven into the seabed, and a transition piece (TP) that is fitted on top of the MP. Six to twelve pre-installed hydraulic cylinders inside the TP make it possible to align the TP - which weighs over 300 tons - to a precise horizontal position, even if the MP was not completely levelled out in the first place. This ensures that the turbine will generate maximum yield. Another pole - holding the actual turbine - is then positioned on top of the foundation.     In their full glory, the wind turbines rotate approximately 60 metres above sea level. The complete constructions need to be able to stand the heavy conditions at sea.     SOLUTION For the precise levelling of the TP on the foundation pile Holmatro supplied 408 aluminium spring return cylinders each with a capacity of 220 tons and a stroke length of 150 mm.   Holmatro has already developed and delivered hydraulic cylinders for the creation of offshore wind parks; such as Belwind in the North Sea off the Belgian coast, and the British projects Walney and London Array.   The space available for the positioning of cylinders inside a TP is very limited. Holmatro's cylinders have such a large lifting capacity - the maximum operating pressure is 720 bar - that this type of relatively small and compact cylinder can be used to jointly do the job.   They are easy to use and corrosion-resistant, which makes them ideal for offshore applications.     #holmatro #HolmatroOffshoreWind #highpressurehydraulics #inhouseengineering #offshorewind #offshoreindustry #renewableenergy  Aries Dijkhuizen

Fantastic news for the city of #Szczecin, Poland - with their port recently joining the Offshore Wind Port Alliance. Offshore wind farms are an essential part of the green transition, but port capacity is in short supply. The organization aims to optimize the deployment of offshore wind in order to achieve Europe’s very ambitious targets. This news coincides with #Vestas plans to develop a new nacelle and hub assembly factory in Szczecin, Poland. The facility will assemble components for the company’s V236-15.0MW offshore wind turbines model. When it begins operations in 2025, the factory is slated to create 700 new jobs in Poland. Great news for Szczecin - with job creation, and a growing skilled workforce, it is rapidly becoming a center of excellence for Wind. Exciting times lay ahead for this region, particularly with further plans to build a 2nd factory focusing producing blades for the V236. #windturbine #vestas #recruitment #freelance #windturbinetechnician #operationsandmaintenance

The #Liebherr #LTM1650 #crane was utilized in the assembly of a #windturbine in Husum, Germany, as part of a training program for Vestas turbine service technicians. This training initiative aims to equip new technicians with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively maintain and service #Vestas wind turbines. #freelancer #schwertransport #heavycrane #heavytransport

Now with the arrival of the WTIV #Aeolus into the Northeast, we embark on the second journey of #USoffshorewind installation via the feedering method. While both The Vineyard Wind 1 and South Fork Wind concepts are similar, there are some unique differences in the methods and equipment used. These two methods will help show case what our US tugs and barges can do, as well help streamline efficiencies in the feedering concept. New Wave Offshore Energy have experienced personnel who have been involved in the planning, design, and layout of the feedering concepts. This expertise will, undoubtedly, be valuable in providing efficient solutions for future #offshoreenergy projects and we look forward to help servicing our future clients in the offshore endeavors. #renewableenergy #collaborationculture

𝗥𝗼𝗖 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 to uncover issues/problems/mistakes in planning; before you execute. The RoC drill method is a structured process where you and your team have a chance to run through key work scopes and their interfaces. The purpose of the RoC drill: - Improve planning. - Uncover planning mistakes. - Discover gabs between work scopes. - Strengthen communication and cooperation between the project team and key stakeholders. Feel free to contact RoC Consult to learn more. #RoCdrill #Projectmanagement #wind #windeurope #offshorewind #offshore #windfarm #windfarms

This is every ship that's ever helped construct the ginormous Dogger Bank wind farm… Yup! You're looking at the AIS traces of all the ships and other types of vessel that have taken part in the surveying and ongoing construction of the world's largest offshore wind farm. Including the world's largest jack-up vessel Voltaire amongst numerous other fascinating characters. You can clearly see the hive of activity on the left of the site where the first of 277 turbines are being installed and energised. It's part of a new set of visualisations that I'm working on during evenings and weekends in my free time – if you hadn't guessed I'm a bit of an energy nerd 🤓 The visualisations look at the story of the Dogger Bank project and how an empty part of the North Sea some 130km off the coast of England turns into a bustling construction site for a massive 3.6GW wind farm. It's a project packed full of 'world first's and 'world largest's – such as it being the first time the absolutely ginormous GE Haliade-X 13MW turbines have been installed offshore. I'm excited to dig into this further and share the journey with you. I've only been looking at this data for a couple weeks now and I've already learnt a crazy amount about exactly how a wind farm like this actually gets constructed – some of the most obscure details have turned out to be the most interesting! Huge thanks to Kpler and Scott Sherwood Ph.D. for allowing me access to this amazing dataset and giving me the opportunity to tell this story in my own way 🙌 Let me know in the comments what you'd like to see or learn related to the Dogger Bank construction. And if you have any comments or you're involved in the construction yourself (or know someone who is), I'd love to hear about it! (Much) More soon… 👀 #renewableenergy #renewables #windenergy #windpower #dataviz #energy

Marine survey buoy is an integral part of the offshore wind farm construction process. The buoy serves as a helpful tool for coordinating the construction phase of the farm to ensure the entire process proceeds safely and in accordance with applicable regulations. Continuous measurements of parameters such as wind speed or wave height provide essential information for making decisions about continuing work or temporarily suspending the process. Thanks to such helpful tools, engineers and the involved fleet can safely construct offshore wind farms, which subsequently generate "green" energy. We have an advanced measurement buoy that will excel during research and measurements in open seas. Our measurement buoy is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, ensuring reliable and accurate measurements, regardless of conditions. Solution benefits: • Precise measurements: Thanks to advanced sensors and measurement technology, we provide accuracy at the highest level. • Durability in marine conditions: Our buoy is designed to operate efficiently even in challenging marine conditions; high sea endurance ensures measurement reliability and stability. • Professional support: Our team of specialists provides professional technical support and advice at every stage of using our measurement buoy. Choose Elecom Sp. z o.o. as your partner for measurements during the construction of offshore wind farms and trust our experienced team and advanced measurement technologies. Contact us today to learn more! #engineeringforsafety  #metocean #buoy #offshorewindfarm #aidstonavigation

//ARCADIS OST 1// At Barge Master, we're proud to have played a supporting role in Heerema Marine Contractors' recent groundbreaking project— Arcadis Ost 1, the first floating offshore wind park installation using the impressive SSCV Thialf. Our team at Barge Master contributed by delivering two motion-compensated gangways crucial for accessing the turbines. Since the main deck of the Thialf was too high for the gangways to access the TP’s, two outriggers needed to be made at the machine deck on both sides of the vessel. Our gangways, equipped with a tipladder, provided a safe and effective solution, ensuring seamless access to the narrow spaces over the turbine railings. “Barge master provided us with the unique ability to approach the WTG under any heading, allowing us to maximize the use of Thialf during the WTG installation.” Thijs Postma, Project Manager at Heerema contributes. Arcadis Ost 1 is the first wind park in the world that is installed using a purely floating installation method, called the Rotor Nacelle Assembly (NRA) method, developed by Heerema, Vestas and Parkwind. The park consists of 27 Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, located in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The park supplies enough green energy to power the equivalent of 290,000 households. It's projects like these that remind us of the importance of collaboration and innovation in our industry. #offshorewind #arcadisost #motioncompensation #downtimedoctors #offshoreenergy

𝗥𝗼𝗖 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 to uncover issues/problems/mistakes in planning; before you execute. The RoC drill method is a structured process where you and your team have a chance to run through key work scopes and their interfaces. The purpose of the RoC drill: - Improve planning. - Uncover planning mistakes. - Discover gabs between work scopes. - Strengthen communication and cooperation between the project team and key stakeholders. Feel free to contact us at RoC Consult to learn more. #RoCdrill #Projectmanagement #wind #windeurope #offshorewind #offshore #windfarm #windfarms

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟐 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐃𝐅 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/djjWSSha 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐁𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: [Foundation, Cable Laying] 𝐁𝐲 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞: [Self-Propelled Jack-up Vessel, Normal Jack-Up Vessel, Heavy-Lift Vessel] The installation cost of the offshore wind energy is much higher than onshore, but the offshore wind has the highest potential to generate higher energy yields. The companies and government agency are working on research and development of offshore wind technologies to reduce the overall cost of the installation. These factors would accelerate the growth of the offshore wind turbine installation vessels market #growth. #Key_Players A2SEA A/S, MPI Offshore, Seajacks, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Jan De Nul Group, Van Oord Offshore B.V., Jack-Up Barge BV, Seajacks.,Seafox,