Siemens Marine Solutions will provide suitable automation system, diesel-electric propulsion system and a medium voltage system for power production and distribution for an erection vessel that will be used for installation of offshore wind farms.
The new transport and installation ship for erecting of offshore wind farms of the Van Oord Group will be equipped with Siemens technology
The vessel is being built at the J. J. Sietas shipyard in Hamburg for a Dutch water engineering company, Van Oord and the vessel will be handed over to them in September 2012.
Siemens will supply the distribution transformers and the main generators needed for the medium-voltage distribution of the ship. It will also supply the power management system and the switchgear. The motors supplied by Siemens will be used for the main propulsion system of the ship while its drives and medium voltage transformers will be deployed for soft starters and bow thrusters respectively. Siemens will deploy its ship automation system Siship Imac to manage on-board electrical systems control function, its alarm and other monitoring activities. The company will also provide the needed management and engineering services for the project and commission the total diesel powered electric propulsion systems. The components and systems utilized in the installation are the components utilized in the Siship solution platform of Siemens.
The vessel designed for offshore wind farm installations will have the capacity to carry up to 6,500 t. The ship with a width of 38 m and a length of 139 m is designed to work in water depths up to 45 m. The ship can travel at a speed of 12 knots and will have a draft of 5.70 m. The onboard crane deployed in the ship can lift up to 900 t of weight to traverse a distance of 30 m. The ship can work around 120 m above the water level and can accommodate 74 crew members in double or single cabins.