Turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas has taken delivery of a new Service Operations Vessel that will serve at the 269MW Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea.
The ship has been adapted by vessel designer, Esvagt, for work on the in-construction German offshore wind farm located in the country’s exclusive economic zone. The vessel will service the project’s 33 V164-8.4 MW turbines, beginning in September.
MHI Vestas chief operations officer Flemming Ougaard said: “Building on our shared experience, we’ve developed a state-of-the-art ship that will facilitate safe and effective service operations for the next 15 years at Deutsche Bucht.”
Sister vessel Esvagt Mercator services two Belgian offshore wind farms, Nobelwind and Belwind.
Speaking of the new ship, Esvagt Project Director Gerner Eskelund said: “We have optimized the design so that the ship is adapted and tailored specifically to the tasks that await.
“In the design of the ship, we have utilized both ESVAGT’s extensive knowledge of SOV and experience from the work in offshore wind farms,” he said.
Deutsche Bucht is being developed by Canadian company Northland Power.