Jan De Nul Group is well on course in the building of the‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’ The really initial coat structures have actually been mounted in Taiwanese waters, roughly 10km off the coastline of Fangyuan inChanghua County Onshore, the civil benefit the link of the overseas wind ranch are finished.
Up to today an overall of 9 coat structures, evaluating roughly 1,100 statistics tonnes each, have actually been mounted on the seabed using the overseas setup vessel Aegir, which Jan De Nul Group hired from Dutch Heerema Marine Contractors for the structure setup project.
“Two years have passed prior to installing the first jacket foundation offshore. We are therefore more than delighted that the installation has been successful”, states Peter De Pooter, Manager Offshore Renewables at Jan De Nul Group.
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9 coats mounted, 12 to adhere to
In complete, the TPC Offshore Wind Farm will certainly consist of 21 overseas wind generators, each mounted on a coat structure, which are secured to the seabed by 4 steel pin heaps. Installation of these pin heaps began in June this year. After mounting the coats on the pin heaps, deep space in between these 2 is grouted to develop a company link.
All 21 coats have actually been produced at the South Korean Shipyard Company Samkang, as well as action in between 55 m as well as 62 m in total elevation. Five journeys are required for both legal hefty transportation vessels to bring all coats from South Korea to Taiwan.
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The coats consist of a 7.2 m high Transition Piece (TP) with a size of 5.4 m to sustain the towers lugging the Hitachi 5.2 MW generators. Each coat features 2 davit cranes for freight raising as well as 2 watercraft touchdowns to make it possible for workers accessibility. The coats are furnished with customized overseas devices such as navigating lights, foghorns as well as CCTV cams.
Onshore link finished
In the meanwhile, Jan De Nul Group has actually finished all onshore civil jobs required for the link of the overseas wind ranch to the Taiwanese power grid. For the link of the subsea cable television at the landfall with the onshore substation of Changhua County, Jan De Nul Group created 13 kilometres of air duct financial institutions in partnership with the Taiwanese business Star Energy Corporation.
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WTGs preparing for overseas setup
In the meanwhile, the overseas structure setup of 84 pin heaps as well as 21 coats is making progression.
Consortium companionHitachi Ltd remains to activate the generator parts to the mustering port of Taichung, to permit prep work for overseas setup in August with Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent
About ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’
The ‘Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration’ has actually been granted to the Consortium Jan De Nul–Hitachi in February 2018.
Jan De Nul Group is accountable for the complete equilibrium of plant, consisting of style, manufacture as well as setup of the structures, as well as the stipulation of the overseas vessel for the setup of the wind generators. Also consisted of is considerable electric extent, consisting of the supply as well as setup of the cable televisions both onshore as well as offshore, in addition to updating an electric substation.
Hitachi Ltd supervises of production, setting up, setup as well as various other jobs associated with the 21 Typhoon licensed overseas wind generators making use of a downwind blades, each with an ability of 5.2 MW.
The Jan De Nul–Hitachi consortium is accountable for the very first 5 years procedure as well as upkeep (O&M) of the TPC Changhua overseas wind ranch Phase 1.
