Once operational in 2022, Hornsea Two will span an offshore area of 462km². The Wind of Hope has been designed with comfort and practicality in mind and we look forward to welcoming her to her new home in Grimsby.”, “We are delighted to reach a turning point in the construction of this second SOV dedicated to Ørsted’s Hornsea Two windfarm,” said Kamil Beffa, Deputy CEO of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.”It means a lot to our marine industrial solutions strategy as a partner of the Danish wind energy leader. This contract is an affirmation of our previous work in the offshore wind industry. The Big Lift Barentsz heavy transport vessel has departed Batam in the Southeast Asian country with the offshore substation (OSS) jacket and reactive compensation station (RCS) jacket onboard. Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard today launched the offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) for French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA). “I am immensely proud of each person who has played their part in the safe construction of this impressive steelwork and look forward to welcoming this vessel to UK waters in the near future.”, Impairment drives Maersk Drilling deep into the red.
“It is also an exciting commitment in favour of clean and renewable energy and our continued focus on safety and environmental footprint with innovative ship designs.”. Our scope here once again demonstrates the suitability of the K3000 Class in supporting the development of sustainable energy projects such as this.”. Length: 84.00 metersBreadth: 19.40 metersDepth: 7.00 metersDesign draft: 5.00 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric, DP2 Dynamic Positioning. The Wind of Hope is a state-of-the-art ship which is being built at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for vessel owners, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA). With a length of 84 meters, the SOV is two meters larger than the new Hornsea Two blades which have been manufactured locally at Siemens Gamesa’s blade factory in Hull. Another factor in the award of contract is the previous track record in projects such as this, including on the Burbo Bank Extension in the Irish Sea and the Yunlin project off Taiwan. “We’re extremely pleased to be able to reach this exciting milestone for the wind farm,” said Morten Holm, Head of Operations for Hornsea Two at Ørsted. Hornsea Two The foundation components for Orsted’s 1400MW Hornsea 2 offshore wind project in the UK have arrived at the Buss Terminal in Eemshaven, Netherlands. The Wind of Hope SOV was launched at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey, where it is being built for the vessel owner. Hornsea 2 head of operations Morten Holm said: “We’re extremely pleased to be able to reach this exciting milestone for the wind farm. Hornsea Two key facts 165 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines Hornsea Two will have a capacity of 1.4GW and provide power to well over 1.3 million homes Located approximately 89km off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea Hornsea Two will span an offshore area of … Relevant Dates. The infrastructure was loaded on to the ship over a number of weeks with over 3.3 million lost time injury-free manhours. Target Commissioning Window Start Date. An onboard helideck enables crew and cargo transfers to take place. The journey to the east coast of the UK is expected to take around 50 days and will take the Big Lift Barentsz through the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope, along the west coast of Africa and through the English Channel.
Accommodations: Capacity of 90 persons including up to 64 windfarm technicians.
31st March, 2023. It is fitted with a motion compensated gangway to allow technicians to walk-to-work from the ship directly onto the transition piece of the turbine they are required to access. Please select the Daily reNEWS.biz newsletters that you would like to receive from the list below. Hornsea 2 will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm when it is commissioned in 2022. For more information read our privacy statement and cookies policy. The K3000 class offers 3,250m2 free deck space, well suited to transportation of large equipment such as transitions pieces and monopiles.