To strongly go where no male has actually preceded. That is specifically what Jan De Nul finishes with the Voltaire and also Les Aliz és, the globe’s biggest and also most effective installment vessels of their kind (one on legs, one drifting) that will certainly develop the future generation of overseas wind ranches. Offshore Renewables, Newbuilding, Finance: numerous Jan De Nul divisions have actually signed up with pressures to bring this mega-project to an effective verdict. From its earliest idea approximately the vessels’ launch.
“If we want to continue playing a leading role on the offshore energy market, we need bigger and more powerful installation vessels.”
Philippe Hutse (Offshore Director)
“Global problem for the brewing environment modification has actually offered wind power a huge increase. The need for overseas wind ranches is boosting tremendously. We have actually carried out comprehensive evaluations of the marketplace and also our placement in it. Offshore wind ranches are ready well beforehand, you ought to conveniently depend on a five-year term prior to a ranch can be in fact constructed.
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The pattern to develop ever before larger and also much heavier wind turbines, blades and also structures, will certainly proceed in the future.
A number of years earlier, we mounted wind turbines with a capability of 3 MW, and also quickly we will certainly currently mount 12 MW wind turbines. Developers are currently targeting at also bigger wind turbines, with going along with elements. This pattern will certainly not take place for life, but also for currently we have not yet seen completion of this advancement.”
“The trend to build ever bigger and heavier turbines, blades and foundations, will continue in the future.”
Koen Marchand (Operations Manager Renewables Department)
“It comes down to making the interface between ship and equipment as future-proof as possible.”
Robby de Backer (Newbuilding Director)
“Obviously, financing is a crucial part of this mega-project. Investments of this magnitude require a comprehensive financial analysis that takes into account the company’s overall investment programme as well as the current and expected market conditions. We did not rush into things. We’ve done our homework thoroughly.”
“Two all new overseas installment vessels that will certainly play a leading duty in attaining worldwide power change purposes. This financial investment completely fits the expense for an environment-friendly car loan. To reinforce our environment modification aspirations much more, we ended an environment-friendly car loan of 300 million euro with a consortium of 5 financial institutions.
This environment-friendly car loan goes through really rigorous problems. Both throughout the building and construction of the installment vessels and also after their distribution, we have to report– along with an independent exterior professional– on the technological requirements and also tasks of both vessels. This indicates that as the firm’s economic division we currently required fairly a great deal of info concerning the technological functions and also procedures of the vessels when we were establishing the funding for them. This close participation with the divisions Newbuilding and also Offshore Renewables will certainly be proceeded in the years in advance.”
“The investments in Voltaire and Les Alizés perfectly fit the bill for a green loan”
Aderic Nuytinck (Financial Manager)
VOLTAIRE
- Jack- up vessel (the jack-up system on 4 legs, can raise itself from the water surface area to produce a steady workplace)
- Main crane of over 3,000 tonnes
- Operational deepness of approximately 80 metres
- Twice as much deck room as existing jack-up vessels
- Ultra-Low Emission vessel
LES ALIZÉS
- Floating installment vessel (can additionally mount structures in much deeper waters and also right into even more tough sea beds)
- Main crane of 5,000 tonnes
- Deck packing capability of 61,000 tonnes
- Also matched for taking apart systems mixed-up
- Ultra-Low Emission vessel
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