Offshore Support Journal

Concept quickens installation of offshore turbines

Taken from: Offshore Support Journal July/August 2010


Naval architects Ulstein Sea of Solutions and IDEA Heavy Equipment say the process of placing wind turbines at sea can be simpler and more cost-effective than it is today. Their solution is dynamically positioned vessel Windlifter, which employs no crane Installation of wind turbines offshore today still mirrors techniques used on land, a process that is complicated and therefore expensive at sea. However, Arjan Boezeman of IDEA Heavy Equipment and Nick Wessels at Ulstein Sea of Solutions told ....

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