TMC Compressors has been awarded a contract to supply a compressed air system for a Cadeler jack-up foundation vessel.
Cosco Heavy Industries, which is building the vessel, has placed the order for the equipment, which is based on Smart Air compressors designed to offer up to 40% in energy savings compared with conventional models.
Cadeler’s F-class vessel is designed to cater for the largest projects in the renewable wind offshore industry.
The vessel can be converted from installation of large foundations to erecting wind turbines within a short period of time.
Norway-based TMC will manufacture and assemble the equipment in Europe and ship it to Cosco’s shipyard in Qidong, China.
TMC has not disclosed the value of the contract.
“This is a large vessel, which requires a large capacity marine compressed air system,” said TMC’s director of sales and business development Hans Petter Tanum.
“Consequently, the more energy efficient the system is, the proportionate cost savings become even greater.
“That is why Cosco and Cadeler have gone for our Smart Air system.”
TMC’s Smart Air compressors are based on a frequency-controlled technology offering precise control of the compressor speed.
The speed of the electrical motor will adjust itself according to what is required to produce the exact air volume necessary to meet the actual compressed air consumption at all times said the company.
In turn, lower air consumption requires less speed on the compressor, and this directly results in less power consumption it added.