Friday, April 1, 2011

Siemens equips offshore wind turbine installation vessel for the first time

Siemens Marine Solutions has been commissioned by COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., Nantong, China, to equip a new wind turbine installation vessel with diesel electric propulsion systems, power supply equipment and an integrated automation system. The final customer is A2SEA A/S, a supplier of installation services for the construction of offshore wind farms. Delivery of the self-propelled jack-up vessel is scheduled for July 2012. This is Siemens’ first installation of a diesel electric propulsion and automation system on a wind turbine installation vessel. The order has a volume of around 5 million euros.

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