French delivery business Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has actually chosen SCHOTTEL to provide a variety of propulsion systems for its 2nd wind ranch solution procedure vessel (SOV) the “Wind of Hope”, the sis vessel of the“Wind of Change” The brand-new walk-to-work vessel is presently incomplete at Cemre shipyard in Turkey as well as will certainly get in solution operating under a long-lasting agreement with Ørsted.
Range of SCHOTTEL propulsion services
The propulsion system of the Salt Ship Design vessel is powered by 4 diesel generators, which drive the electrical motors of the SCHOTTEL propulsion plan. Two SCHOTTEL Rudderpropellers kind SRP 430 FP, each with an input power of 1,660 kW as well as a prop size of 2.4 m, are mounted at the strict.
Two SCHOTTEL Transverse Thrusters kind STT 6 FP (1,400 kW each) at the bow as well as one SCHOTTEL Retractable Rudderpropeller kind SRP 260 R FP (880 kW) will certainly permit much better manoeuvrability throughout vibrant positioning of the DP 2-compliant vessel.
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Fast as well as safe and secure transfer of employees
The “Wind of Hope” will certainly give modern-day lodging (private cabins with sea sight as well as video clip as needed, a health club as well as a movie theater, and so on) for greater than 60 service technicians for numerous weeks each time. As holds true with its sis vessel “Wind of Change”, the service technicians will certainly be securely moved to the wind generators using a child craft in great climate. A vibrant activity made up gangway will certainly permit a quick as well as safe and secure transfer of the employees in hefty seas.
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Upon shipment in 2021, the 83.0-metre lengthy as well as 19.4-metre vast vessel will certainly enter into an agreement with Ørsted, the biggest power business inDenmark It will certainly sustain the Hornsea Project Two overseas wind ranch off the coastline of England.
Reference: schottel.de
